Gwydion

magician, hero and trickster from Welsh mythology
Person welsh_mythological_character Q1557920
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Gwydion

Summary

Gwydion is a Welsh mythological character[1]. He draws 223 Wikipedia views per month (welsh_mythological_character category, ranking #1 of 9).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gwydion's mother was Dôn[3].
  • Gwydion is recorded as male[4].
  • Gwydion's instance of is recorded as Welsh mythological character[5].
  • Gwydion's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2021063077[6].
  • Gwydion's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0lsjz[7].
  • Gwydion's from narrative universe is recorded as Welsh mythology[8].
  • Gwydion's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Gwydion[9].
  • Gwydion's National Library of Wales Authority ID is recorded as gwydion-ap-don[10].
  • Gwydion's National Library of Wales Authority ID is recorded as gwydion-ap-don-legendary-figure[11].
  • Gwydion's sibling is recorded as Arianrhod[12].
  • Gwydion's sibling is recorded as Gilfaethwy[13].
  • Gwydion's Interlingual Index ID is recorded as i86592[14].
  • Gwydion's WordNet 3.1 Synset ID is recorded as 09532678-n[15].
  • Gwydion's WikiKids ID is recorded as Gwydion[16].
  • Gwydion's SNARC ID is recorded as waypoint[17].

Body

Origins and Family

Gwydion's mother was Dôn[3].

Why It Matters

Gwydion draws 223 Wikipedia views per month (welsh_mythological_character category, ranking #1 of 9).[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18]

FAQs

Who were Gwydion's parents?

Gwydion's mother was Dôn[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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