Blodeuedd
Blodeuedd, in the Welsh collection of stories called the Mabinogion, a beautiful girl fashioned from flowers as a wife for Lleu Llaw Gyffes (see Lugus). Lleu’s mother had put a curse on him that he would have no wife, and Blodeuedd was created to subvert the curse; she was unfaithful, however, and conspired with a lover to kill Lleu. The attempt failed and she was changed into an owl as a punishment.
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Article Title:
Blodeuedd
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published:
22 November 2016
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April 20, 2025