Lleu Llaw Gyffes

Lleu Llaw Gyffes
/hluy" hlow" gu"fes/, Welsh Legend.
the son of Gwydion and Arianhrod, provided with a name, weapons, and a wife through the magic and trickery of Gwydion in spite of the curses of Arianhrod.
[ < Welsh: lit., lion with the steady hand]

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