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Gwydion

magician, hero and trickster from Welsh mythology
Person Welsh Mythological Character Q1557920

Facts

5 properties
Instance of
Welsh mythological character
Sex or gender
male[2]
Mother
Dôn[1]
Sibling
Arianrhod, Gilfaethwy[4][5]
From narrative universe
Welsh mythology[3]
🏷️ Also known as
en Gwydion de Gwydion de Gwydyon fa گویدیون ja グウィディオン ko 그위디온 ru Гвидион uk Ґвідіон zh 圭迪昂
🔖 Identifiers · 9
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2021063077
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/Gwydion
Freebase ID
/m/0lsjz
HAND ID
395C-F687-B3A8-EC01-38C2
Interlingual Index ID
i86592
National Library of Wales Authority ID
gwydion-ap-don, gwydion-ap-don-legendary-figure
SNARC ID
waypoint
WikiKids ID
Gwydion
WordNet 3.1 Synset ID
09532678-n

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🔗 Connections
Sibling 2
Arianrhod, Gilfaethwy
From narrative universe 1
Welsh mythology
Mother 1
Dôn
Parent of 1
Dôn
SNARC ID 1
waypoint
Sex or gender 1
male
Siblings 1
Arianrhod
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FAQs

Who were Gwydion's parents?

Gwydion's mother was Dôn[1].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  2. [1] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities (1st edition). wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 395C-F687-B3A8-EC01-38C2
    "Created claim: HAND ID: 395C-F687-B3A8-EC01-38C2, batch #265669"
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