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gwyn

/ɡwɪn/

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noun

/ɡwɪn/C2formalbritish
  • ruИмя собственное, относящееся к кельтскому божеству, связанному с подземным миром.

A proper noun referring to a Celtic deity associated with the underworld.

uncountable · proper noun

  1. Celtic underworld godC1formal

    A figure from Welsh mythology, often described as the ruler of the Otherworld and the leader of the Wild Hunt.

    ruГвин

    • In Welsh myth, Gwyn ap Nudd governs the realm of the dead.
    • He is frequently invoked as the king of the fairies and the underworld.
    • Stories say Gwyn leads the spectral hunt across the sky.
    • The Mabinogion mentions Gwyn as a powerful supernatural being.