A prominent figure in Welsh mythology, Rhiannon first appears in the First Branch of the Mabinogi and then reappears in the Third Branch. She is without a doubt the most iconic female character in all of human literature, according to Ronald Hutton, who also referred to her as one of the greatest female personas in world literature. Rhiannon, a strong-willed Otherworld woman in the Mabinogi, selects Pwyll, prince of Dyfed, or West Wales, as her consort over another man she is previously engaged to. She is renowned for her charity and money, as well as being politically astute and attractive. Her son with Pwyll is the brave Pryderi, who subsequently becomes the lord of Dyfed. When her newborn is kidnapped, she suffers tragedy and is charged with infanticide. After becoming a widow, she weds Manawydan, a member of the British royal family, and goes on further magical adventures. Rhiannon, like several other characters from Welsh and British literature, might be a reflection of an earlier Celtic goddess. Her name seems to come from the rebuilt form of Brittonic *Rīgantonā, a derivative of *rīgan- i.e. queen. Rhiannon and her son Pryderi have a strong bond with horses in the First Branch of the Mabinogi. It is commonly believed that she is related to Epona, the horse goddess of Gaul. She is frequently shown as a mare and her son. She occasionally sits on her horse in a serene, stoic manner, much like Epona. While most Mabinogi and Celtic studies scholars agree that Epona is connected to this, paganism historian Ronald Hutton is not convinced.
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