Dôn (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈdoːn]) is an ancestor figure in Welsh legend and literature. She is typically given as the mother of a group known as the "Children of Dôn", including Gwydion, Arianrhod, and Gilfaethwy, among many others. However, antiquarians of the early modern era generally considered Dôn a male figure.[1]
The House of Dôn
| Mathonwy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dôn | Math fab Mathonwy | Goewin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gwydion | Gilfaethwy | Arianrhod | Gofannon | Amaethon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dylan ail Don | Lleu Llaw Gyffes | Blodeuwedd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In astronomy
Llys Dôn (literally "The Court of Dôn") is the traditional Welsh name for the constellation Cassiopeia. At least three of Dôn's children also have astronomical associations: Caer Gwydion ("The fortress of Gwydion") is the traditional Welsh name for the Milky Way, and Caer Arianrhod ("The Fortress of Arianrhod") being the constellation of Corona Borealis.
See also
- The House of Llŷr
References
- ^ Bartrum, Peter (1993). A Welsh Classical Dictionary: People in History and Legend up to about A.D. 1000 (PDF). Cardiff: The National Library of Wales. pp. 230–231. ISBN 978-0907158738. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
External links
- The New Companion to the Literature of Wales, Meic Stephens.