Arianrhod

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Arianrhod is a prominent goddess in Celtic mythology associated with the moon, fate, and sovereignty, often linked to themes of rebirth and the Otherworld.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Arianrhod canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf figure in Celtic mythology ⓘ
figure in Welsh mythology ⓘ
goddess ⓘ
appearsIn Fourth Branch of the Mabinogi ⓘ
Mabinogion ⓘ
associatedWith Caer Arianrhod ⓘ
Milky Way ⓘ
Otherworld ⓘ
Otherworldly fortress ⓘ
caer (castle or fort) ⓘ
constellations ⓘ
cycles of life and death ⓘ
fate ⓘ
moon ⓘ
rebirth ⓘ
sovereignty ⓘ
virginity tests ⓘ
castsSpellOn Lleu Llaw Gyffes ⓘ
childOf Don ⓘ
culture Celtic ⓘ
Welsh ⓘ
curse Lleu Llaw Gyffes shall bear no arms unless she arms him ⓘ
Lleu Llaw Gyffes shall have no human wife ⓘ
Lleu Llaw Gyffes shall have no name unless she gives it ⓘ
domain female initiation ⓘ
magic ⓘ
sovereign power ⓘ
etymology name often interpreted as "silver wheel" ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
languageContext Welsh ⓘ
mythologicalCycle Matter of Britain ⓘ
parentOf Dylan ail Don ⓘ
Lleu Llaw Gyffes ⓘ
region Wales ⓘ
residesAt Caer Arianrhod ⓘ
roleInMyth initiator of heroic trials ⓘ
mother who denies her son ⓘ
siblingOf Gilfaethwy ⓘ
Gwydion ⓘ
symbol moon ⓘ
silver wheel ⓘ
stars ⓘ
tests Lleu Llaw Gyffes ⓘ
worshipPeriod pre-Christian era in Celtic regions ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Celtic mythology → hasDeity → Arianrhod ⓘ
Welsh mythology → hasCharacter → Arianrhod ⓘ
Welsh mythology → hasDeity → Arianrhod ⓘ