Modron ("mother") is a figure in Welsh tradition, known as the mother of the hero Mabon ap Modron. Both characters may have derived from earlier divine...
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Mabon ap Modron is a figure from Welsh mythology where he is the son of Modron and a member of Arthur's war band. Both he and his mother were likely deities...
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portrays him as the son of King Urien of Gorre and of either the enchantress Modron or the sorceress Morgan le Fay. The historical Owain mab Urien, the basis...
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Outer Plane (redirect from Modron (Dungeons & Dragons))
clockwork plane is the ultimate in order; scholars and constructs live here. Modrons, orderly geometrically shaped beings Inevitables, mechanical enforcers...
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According to a medieval Welsh triad, Afallach was the father of the goddess Modron. The Welsh redactions of Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae...
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supernatural mother Modron, derived from the continental mother goddess figure of Dea Matrona and featured in medieval Welsh literature. Modron appears in Welsh...
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the flower-maiden Blodeuwedd). In Cad Goddeu, Gwron is paired with Madrud/Modron, the mother of the divine son Mabon. Manawydan may be cognate with "Manu...
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Britain, he was equated with Apollo. The Welsh mythological figure Mabon ap Modron is apparently derived from Maponos, who by analogy we may suggest was the...
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Arianrhod Blodeuwedd Branwen Ceridwen Creiddylad Creirwy Dôn Gwenhwyfar Modron - possible derivation of Dea Matrona Nimue Olwen Rhiannon Afallach Amaethon...
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attested throughout northern Europe). The name of Welsh mythological figure Modron, mother of Mabon, is derived from the same etymon (and Mabon has a cognate...
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(2007) note that Arawn could be the father of Modron, as the tale of the Ford of Barking recounts Modron's father as "the King of Annwn." In the Arthurian...
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is belief so strong it can shape reality".: 99 In a review of The Great Modron March, Backstab magazine contributor Philippe Tessier called the presentation...
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Modron is an adventure for fantasy role-playing games published by Judges Guild in 1978. Modron is an adventure scenario which details the village of...
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that Lleu, like Pryderi, is related to the divine son figure of Mabon ap Modron. The name Lleu is derived from Proto-Celtic *Lugus, the exact meaning (and...
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tale to tale. He is often equated with the divine son figure of Mabon ap Modron, while Jeffrey Gantz compares him to Peredur fab Efrawg, who is himself...
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in the tale of Culhwch and Olwen, where we find, for example, Mabon ap Modron ("Divine Son of the Divine Mother"), and in the collected Welsh Triads,...
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latter gives his mother as Nefyn ferch Brychan Brycheiniog, and his wife as Modron ferch Afallach. Likewise, his killing at the hands of Llofan Llaw Ddifo...
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deities: for example Morgan le Fay as originating from the Welsh goddess Modron or Irish The Morrígan. Similarly, Geoffrey's Leir of Britain, who later...
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including hunting the Twrch Trwyth and recovering the exalted prisoner Mabon ap Modron. Cai is a prominent character throughout the tale and is responsible for...
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animal in Britain, and the only creature who knows the location of Mabon ap Modron. After speaking to a string of other ancient animals who do not know his...
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helps Cei and Goreu fab Custennin kill Wrnach the Giant, rescues Mabon ap Modron from his imprisonment, retrieves the hairs of Dillus the Bearded, captures...
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man is the gatekeeper?"), where it is only said of him that Mabon son of Modron is his servant. He is also memorialised with "The Death-song of Uther Pen"...
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around temple buildings and cult centers. Matrika Dea Matrona Dís Idis Modron Mōdraniht Nehalennia Suleviae Lindow 2002, p. 224. Simek 1996, pp. 204–205...
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requirements of the leash, collar, and chain needed to hold the dog, and Mabon ap Modron who must be recruited as the sole person capable of handling this dog Drudwyn...
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including hunting the Twrch Trwyth and recovering the exalted prisoner Mabon ap Modron. Culhwch accepts the giant's child and, with the help of Arthur and his...
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shapeshifting Morgen and her sisters as inspired by the Welsh Modron (Urbain thus being Modron's husband Urien) and possibly also influenced by the Irish Mórrigan...
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quest, which is to find the whereabouts of the prisoner, Mabon, son of Modron, in Culhwch and Olwen. Rhuawn Bebyr Arthur's other arms being his spear...
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was a mare owned by King Arthur Mabon ap Modron Culhwch and Olwen, 11th century Welsh Triads Son of Modron, kidnapped at birth, rescued by Culhwch Madoc...
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including hunting the Twrch Trwyth and recovering the exalted prisoner Mabon ap Modron. Culhwch accepts the giant's challenge and, with the help of Arthur and...
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Retrieved August 7, 2020. Tessier, Philippe (January–February 1998). "The Great Modron March". Backstab (in French). No. 7. p. 47. Colohan, Daniel (June 13, 2021)...
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