Hychddwn

Hychddwn Hir (from the Welsh hych, "Swine" and hir, "Long") appears in the fourth of the Four Branches of the Mabinogi and is one of the three sons of Gwydion and Gilfaethwy. As punishment for the rape of Goewin, Math banished his nephews, turning them into a breeding pair of deer for a year, then wolves, and finally pigs. They had three children over the three years: Hyddwn, Hychddwn, and Bleiddwn. Hychddwn is the offspring of the pig pairing. Math took him and transformed him into a human being, baptising him Hychddwn Hir ("Tall piglet").

References

Ifans, Dafydd & Rhiannon, Y Mabinogion (Gomer 1980) ISBN 1-85902-260-X

Celtic mythology series

Welsh mythology

Texts and tales

Four Branches of the Mabinogi	Pwyll Pendefig Dyfed Branwen ferch Llŷr Manawydan fab Llŷr Math fab Mathonwy

Arthurian	Culhwch and Olwen Preiddeu Annwfn Owain, or the Lady of the Fountain Geraint and Enid Peredur son of Efrawg The Dream of Rhonabwy Geraint son of Erbin

Other	Taliesin Cad Goddeu Welsh Triads The Dream of Macsen Wledig Englynion y Beddau Giant tales Lludd and Llefelys

Characters

Animals and
creatures

Locations

Annwn
Cornwall (Celliwig)
Caer Sidi
Cantre'r Gwaelod
Dyfed (Arberth, Gwales)
Gwynedd (Aberffraw, Arfon, Ardudwy, Caer Dathyl)
Ireland
London (Ludgate)

Miscellaneous

Excalibur (Caledfwlch)
Cauldron of rebirth
Llech Ronw
Thirteen Treasures of the Island of Britain

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