Re: bike name

[AnnBonne@xxxxxxx]

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 Celtic Goddess.   Ann can you help with more history.
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Sorry it's a late reply, Doug, I hadn't checked my email until last night. 
There were 2 great devine houses of gods -  of Do~n  and of Llyr. Both houses 
were connected by marriage.  Do~n (Dana)is a Gaelic Mother-Goddess, 
descendents the Children of Light.  Llyr is the Gaelic Lir who represents the 
Irish Fomorians.  Penardun, the daughter of Do~n was married to Llyr.  

Both Houses have several Gods (Kings/Queens).  Manawydddan is the son of Llyr 
and Penardun and is the God of the Sea enchanter, and married Rhiannon of 
whom you may relate to.  There are two Rhiannons.  Their son Pwyll was the 
Head of Hades and married another Rhiannon, whose son Pryderi was Lord of 
Hades.  It is the second Rhiannon which is the most famous.  She wore 
garments of gold, rode on a magnificent white horse.  Their romance and 
wedding is famous in Celtic history.  After the wedding they travelled to 
Narberth in Dyfed.  She bore a son, but was stolen.  She was blamed for 
killing him and made to do a penance by sitting on a horse block at the gate 
of the castle, tell them the tale then offer to carry them on her back into 
the castle.  Her son who grew up faster than normal, was found later, she was 
released from her penance and Pryderi reigned over the seven Cantrevs 
(similar to a group of villages) of Dyfed when he died. The Irish and British 
Houses/ Kingdoms  were inter-related right through the beginning as above, as 
the two houses and British Kings/Queens tended to marry into each family.  

You'll find more stuff in the Mabinogi Stories (original celtic stories 
interpreted by different people) or Celtic Myths and Legends by 
T.W.Rolleston.  It's not an easy subject to interpret because of the 
language, and irish celtic was q-celtic and british celtic was p-celtic.  In 
this book I.m quoting from Celtic Myths and Legends, it states that Gaelic is 
the Cymric language which covers Irish and British Celts.  Gallic   was the 
continental Gaul Celtic language.  If my memory is correct, Danaans were 
Faery type people (petite, cultured, soft spoken and gentle) and the 
Fomorians were heavy set more warrier type people.  The celtic races were 
quite mixed peoples who embrace the same culture as you know.  Ann, (hoping 
to be Combrogi-dawg) Pen-ddraig Sprint ST, Kent, Britain.

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