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residing in a nigh
unreachable castle, he is the
father of
Olwen and
uncle of
Goreu fab Custennin. Culhwch's father, King
Cilydd son of Celyddon,
loses his...
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Goreu fab
Custennin (also
spelled as Gorau) is a hero of
Welsh and
early Arthurian mythology, the son of Custennin, and
cousin to Arthur,
Culhwch and...
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dragged away by
Goreu, who
avenges his
murdered brothers by
beheading the giant. Ysbaddaden's head is
placed on the
spike of the citadel,
Goreu claims his...
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Olwen (or Olwyn) is the
daughter of the
giant Ysbaddaden and
cousin of
Goreu. She is the
heroine of the
story Culhwch and
Olwen in the Mabinogion. Her...
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completing the
impossible tasks given to him by Ysbaddaden; he
helps Cei and
Goreu fab
Custennin kill
Wrnach the Giant,
rescues Mabon ap
Modron from his imprisonment...
- happens, Y does not happen" (Evans 1964: 119):
Pereid y rycheu, ny
phara a'e
goreu "The
furrows last, he who made them
lasts not"
Trenghit golut, ny threingk...
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companions to Ysbadadden's castle. Cai
pledges to
protect the twenty-fourth son,
Goreu, with his life. The
knights attack the
castle by stealth,
killing the nine...
- poetry, and
music of the
Highland Clans (1862), is
given for comparison:
Goreu pleser ar nos galan, Tŷ a thân a
theulu diddan,
Calon lân a
chwrw melyn...
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cousins that is
implied or
stated between Arthur, Culhwch, Illtud, and
Goreu fab
Custennin depends upon all of
their mothers being daughters of Anlawd...
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companions to Ysbadadden's castle. Cai
pledges to
protect the twenty-fourth son,
Goreu with his life. The
knights attack the
castle by stealth,
killing the nine...
