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Ceridwen

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“Bent woman”or“Bent white/fair/blessed”or“Poetry woman”or“Poetry white/fair/blessed”

Ceridwen possibly from Welsh cyrrid "bent" or cerdd "poetry" combined with ven "woman" or gwen "white, fair, blessed". According to medieval Welsh legend this was the name of a sorceress or goddess who created a potion that would grant wisdom to her son Morfan. The potion was instead consumed by her servant Gwion Bach, who was subsequently reborn as the renowned bard Taliesin.

Welsh3 syllables · /ˈsɛr.ɪd.wɛn/

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