In Welsh mythology, Mabon ("divine son") was the son of Modron ("divine mother"). Welsh mythology, the remnants of the Mythology of the pre Christian Britons, has come down to us in much altered form in medieval Welsh manuscripts In Welsh mythology, Modron ("divine mother" was a daughter of Avalloc, derived from the Gaulish Goddess Matrona. He is without question synonymous with the Ancient British god, Maponos (q. In ancient Celtic religion, Maponos or Maponus ("divine son" was a god of youth known mainly in northern Britain but also in Gaul. v. ) and probably equivalent to the Irish god Aengus Mac Óg. For similar names see Angus (disambiguation. In Irish mythology, Aengus ( Áengus, Óengus, Aonghus He was a hunter god who was stolen from his mother three days after his birth. He then lived in Annwn until he was rescued by Culhwch. Annwn or Annwfn ( Middle Welsh Annwvn, sometimes inaccurately written Annwyn Annwyfn or Annwfyn) was the Otherworld Culhwch (kʉlˈhuːχ kil-HOOKH with the final consonant of Scottish "loch" in Welsh mythology, is the son of Cilydd son of Celyddon and Because of his time in Annwn, Mabon stayed a young adult forever.
He later assisted Culhwch in his search for Olwen. In Welsh mythology, Olwen is the daughter of the giant Ysbaddaden. Culhwch had been arranged to marry his own stepsister, but he refused. Angry, his stepmother cursed him to marry no one but Olwen. Olwen's father, Ysbaddaden, was a vicious giant who would die if he was separated from his daughter. In Welsh romance Culhwch and Olwen, Ysbaddaden the giant is the father of the beautiful Olwen. After many trials and tribulations, Culwch succeeded and gained Ysbaddaden's powers and life.
Etymology
The name Mabon is derived from the Common Brythonic and Gaulish deity Maponos. The Brythonic languages (or Brittonic languages or British languages) form one of the two branches of the Insular Celtic language family the other being Gaulish or Gallic is the name given to the Celtic language that was spoken in Gaul before the Vulgar Latin of the late Roman Empire became In ancient Celtic religion, Maponos or Maponus ("divine son" was a god of youth known mainly in northern Britain but also in Gaul. Similarly, Modron is derived from Common Brythonic and Gaulish deity Matrona. The Brythonic languages (or Brittonic languages or British languages) form one of the two branches of the Insular Celtic language family the other being Gaulish or Gallic is the name given to the Celtic language that was spoken in Gaul before the Vulgar Latin of the late Roman Empire became The language changes creating the Middle Welsh form are:
- dropping of masculine singular -os and feminine singular -a endings
- p > b
- a > o
- t > d
These changes are discussed in Sims-Williams (2003).
The name Mabon has special connections to Hadrian's Wall where a cult of Apollo Maponos was practised by the Roman soldiers based there. Hadrian's Wall ( Latin: perhaps Vallum Aelium, "the Aelian wall" is a stone and turf Fortification built by the Roman In ancient Celtic religion, Maponos or Maponus ("divine son" was a god of youth known mainly in northern Britain but also in Gaul.
References
- Sims-Williams, Patrick (2003) The Celtic Inscriptions of Britain: phonology and chronology, c. 400-1200 Oxford: Blackwell. ISBN 1-4051-0903-3
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