John Shaqi
Celtic800 BCE – 500 CE

Hafren

Iron Age Europe

Hafren is a legendary princess and Goddess in Welsh mythology. The earliest version of her story appears circa. 1136 in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae, where "Princess Habren" is drowned by her repudiated stepmother Gwendolen, with the river (Hafren) being subsequently named for her.

Hafren

Hafren

Hafren is a legendary princess and Goddess in Welsh mythology. The earliest version of her story appears circa. 1136 in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae, where "Princess Habren" is drowned by her repudiated stepmother Gwendolen, with the river (Hafren) being subsequently named for her. Later folklore, literature and artworks have reinterpreted this story, most notably by John Milton in his 1634 masque Comus.

Pantheon: Celtic Culture: Celtic Civilization: Iron Age Europe Period: 800 BCE – 500 CE

Source: Wikipedia

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Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hafren

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