Post #1398722
2026-04-05 09:55 UTC
Happily, this identification has also turned up a few other IDs for closely related saints - Saint Cadoc as a Gwyn (~Fionn) type saint, and his father as a parallel for Cumhall or Galamh/Míl.
As to his mother, it's not clear in the Irish case who Muirne corresponds to, of the better-understood gods - so, comparatively, I'm not sure who Gwladys corresponds to in "big picture" goddess sense either.
She's Muirne, or Apollo's mother Leto: a goddess whose role seems fully maternal in nature.
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@seachaint@masto.hackers.town 2026-04-05 09:56
Anyway - this won't be my last issue on a Welsh Saint - I already have every intention of publishing an issue on St.Nectan, and others will probably turn up too. But, I'm less grounded in the Welsh language & culture; I want to be more cautious. Have I mentioned Brian yet? This issue has a treat, for all the Brians out there. Turns out you might be named after the absolute monad, the thing from which all other things unfold. But don't let it go to your head. You're not the Messiah. (4/4)