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Rhiannon según la mitología celta, constituye uno de los vértices de la tríada de Diosas referidas a la Guerra (Furor, batalla y equinos) Tiene sus equivalentes en la mitología galesa (Epona) y en la griega y romana (Artemisa y Diana respectivamente. Se la representa con cuerpo de mujer y cabeza de caballo. Su imagen se ve grabada en piezas de orfebrería de tribus celtas. Rhiannon es hija de Hefeydd el Viejo, y se casó con Pwyll primero, y con Manawydan después.
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Romantic Welsh Mithology

In the Mabinogion of Welsh mythology Rhiannon is the horse goddess reminiscent of Epona from Gaulish religion. Rhiannon was a daughter of Hefeydd the Old. She was married to Pwyll, and later, Manawydan.


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In Gallo-Roman religion, Epona was a protector of horses, donkeys, and mules. She was particularly a goddess of fertility, as shown by her attributes of a patera, cornucopia, and the presence of foals in some sculptures (Reinach, 1895). And H. Hubert[1] suggested that the goddess and her horses were leaders of the soul in the after-life ride, with parallels in Rhiannon of the Mabinogion. Unusually for a Celtic deity, most of whom were associated with specific localities, the worship of Epona, "the sole Celtic divinity ultimately worshipped in Rome itself",[2] was widespread in the Roman Empire between the first and third centuries CE.
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 such as the Red Book of Hergest, the White Book of Rhydderch, the Book of Aneirin and the Book of Taliesin.The prose stories from the White and Red Books are known as the Mabinogion, a title given to them by their first translator, Lady Charlotte Guest, and also used by subsequent translators. Poems such as Cad Goddeu (The Battle of the Trees) and mnemonic list-texts like the Welsh Triads and the Thirteen Treasures of Britain, also contain mythological material. These texts also include the earliest forms of the Arthurian legend and the traditional history of post-Roman Britain.
The Mabinogion is a collection of prose stories from medieval Welsh manuscripts. They draw on pre-Christian Celtic mythology, international folktale motifs, and on early medieval historical traditions. And while some details may hark back to older Iron Age traditions, each of these tales is the product of a highly developed Welsh narrative tradition, both oral and written.
The word mabinogi itself is something of a puzzle, although it is ultimately related to the Welsh mab, which means "son, boy". Professor Eric P. Hamp, however, suggests that mabinogi derives from the name of the Celtic deity Maponos ("the Divine Son"), and originally referred to materials pertaining to that god. Strictly speaking, "Mabinogi" applies only to the Four Branches (see below), which are speculated to have derived from older tradition. Each of these four tales ends with a colophon meaning "thus ends this branch of the Mabinogi" (in various spellings), hence the name.
The stories of the Mabinogion appear in either or both of two Medieval Welsh manuscripts, the White Book of Rhydderch (Llyfr Gwyn Rhydderch) written ca. 1350, and the Red Book of Hergest (Llyfr Coch Hergest) written about 1382–1410, although texts or fragments of some of the tales have been preserved in earlier 13th century and later manuscripts. Scholars agree that the tales are older than the existing manuscripts, but disagree over just how much older. It is clear that the different texts included in the Mabinogion originated at different times. Debate has focused on the dating of the Four Branches of the Mabinogi. Sir Ifor Williams offered a date prior to 1100, based on linguistic and historical arguments, while later Saunders Lewis set forth a number of arguments for a date between 1170 and 1190; T.M. Charles-Edwards, in a paper published in 1970, discussed the strengths and weaknesses of both viewpoints, and while critical of the arguments of both scholars, noted that the language of the stories best fits the period between 1000 and 1100, although much more work is needed. More recently, Patrick Sims-Williams argued for a plausible range of about 1060 to 1200, and this seems to be the current scholarly consensus.
The question of the dates of the tales in the Mabinogion is important because if they can be shown to have been written before Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae and the romances of Chrétien de Troyes, then some of the tales, especially those dealing with Arthur, provide important evidence for the development of Arthurian legend. Their importance as records of early myth, legend, folklore, culture, and language of Wales is immense.
The Four Branches of the Mabinogi (Pedair Cainc y Mabinogi) are the most mythological stories contained in the Mabinogion collection. Pryderi appears in all four, though not always as the central character. • Pwyll Pendefig Dyfed (Pwyll, Prince of Dyfed) tells of Pryderi's parents and his birth, loss and recovery. • Branwen Ferch Llŷr (Branwen, Daughter of Llŷr) is mostly about Branwen's marriage to the King of Ireland. Pryderi appears but does not play a major part. • Manawydan Fab Llŷr (Manawyddan, son of Llŷr) has Pryderi return home with Manawydan, brother of Branwen. The misfortunes that follow them there. • Math Fab Mathonwy (Math, son of Mathonwy) is mostly about Math and Gwydion, who come into conflict with Pryderi. Also included in Lady Guest's compilation are five stories from Welsh tradition and legend: • Breuddwyd Macsen Wledig (The Dream of Macsen Wledig) • Lludd a Llefelys (Lludd and Llefelys) • Culhwch ac Olwen (Culhwch and Olwen) • Breuddwyd Rhonabwy (The Dream of Rhonabwy) • Hanes Taliesin (The Tale of Taliesin)
The tales Culhwch and Olwen and The Dream of Rhonabwy have interested scholars because they preserve older traditions of King Arthur. The tale The Dream of Macsen Wledig is a romanticized story about the Roman Emperor Magnus Maximus. The story of Taliesin is a later piece, not included in the Red or White Books, which more recent translations omit.

The Romances

The three tales called The Three Romances (Y Tair Rhamant) are Welsh versions of Arthurian tales that also appear in the work of Chrétien de Troyes. Critics have debated whether the Welsh Romances are based on Chrétien's poems or if they derive from a shared original. Though it seems probable the surviving Romances derive, directly or indirectly, from Chrétien, it is probable he in turn based his tales on older, Celtic sources. The Welsh stories are not direct translations and include material not found in Chrétien's work.
• Owain, neu Iarlles y Ffynnon (Owain, or the Lady of the Fountain) • Peredur fab Efrog (Peredur, son of Efrawg) • Geraint ac Enid (Geraint and Enid)

Rhiannon ROCK Anthem

Rhiannon is well known and highly regarded as a rock anthem both within and outside the US. "Rhiannon" was voted #488 in The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time by Rolling Stone magazine. Its U.S. chart peak was in June 1976, when it hit #11. [1] Although it only reached #46 in the UK singles chart after re-release in 1976 by FLEETWOOD MAC – WHITE ALBUM english band 1967, vocalist Christine McVie
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LYRICS
Rhiannon rings like a bell throu the night And wouldnt you love to love her Takes to the sky like a bird in flight And who will be her lover
All your life youve never seen a woman Taken by the wind Would you stay if she promised you heaven Will you ever win
She is like a cat in the dark And then she is the darkness She rules her life like a fine skylark And when the sky is starless
All your life youve never seen a woman Taken by the wind Would you stay if she promised you heaven Will you ever win Will you ever win
Rhiannon Rhiannon Rhiannon Rhiannon
She rings like a bell throu the night And wouldnt you love to love her She rules her life like a bird in flight And who will be her lover
All your life you´ve never seen a woman Taken by the wind Would you stay if she promised you heaven Will you ever win Will you ever win
Rhiannon Rhiannon Rhiannon
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Taken by Taken by the sky Taken by Taken by the sky Taken by Taken by the sky
Dreams unwind Loves a state of mind Dreams unwind Loves a state of mind



• Stevie Nicks - Vocals • Lindsey Buckingham - Guitar, Background Vocals • Christine McVie - Keyboards, Background Vocals • John McVie - Bass • Mick Fleetwood - Drums

Origin


Nicks discovered Rhiannon through a novel called Triad, by Mary Leader. The novel is about a woman named Branwen who is possessed by another woman named Rhiannon. There is mention of the Welsh myth of Rhiannon in the novel, but the characters in the novel bear little resemblance to their mythological namesakes.
Nicks bought the novel in an airport just before a long flight and thought the name was so pretty that she wanted to write something about a girl named Rhiannon. She wrote "Rhiannon" in 1974, three months before joining Fleetwood Mac and she claimed it took 10 minutes to write.
After writing the song, Nicks learned that Rhiannon was a Welsh goddess and was amazed that the haunting song lyrics applied to the Welsh Rhiannon as well. After learning of the Rhiannon myth, Nicks researched the Mabinogion story and began work on a Rhiannon project, unsure of whether it would become a movie, a musical, a cartoon, or a ballet. There are several "Rhiannon Songs" from this unfinished project including "Stay Away" and "Maker of Birds".

Stephanie Lynn "Stevie" Nicks (born May 26, 1948) is an American singer and songwriter, best known for her work with Fleetwood Mac and an extensive solo career, which collectively have produced over twenty Top 50 hits. Her ethereal visual style and heavily symbolic lyrics have brought her both acclaim and criticism.
Nicks was invited to join Fleetwood Mac in 1975 after Mick Fleetwood heard "Frozen Love," a song she wrote and recorded with then-boyfriend Lindsey Buckingham. With the success of Fleetwood Mac's Rumours album in 1977, Nicks and her bandmates earned international fame. Nicks began her solo career in 1981 with Bella Donna, and has produced five more solo studio albums to date.
Nicks has been nominated for seven Grammy Awards, and with Fleetwood Mac won the 1977 Grammy for Album of the Year for Rumours. As a member of Fleetwood Mac, she was inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.
Nicks wrote the Fleetwood Mac song "Angel" based on the Rhiannon story. " is a song written and performed by Stevie Nicks on the Fleetwood Mac album Tusk.

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Nicks attributed the song to the story of Rhiannon in the Mabinogion and in particular Arawn, who is the great lord of darkness