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Cymidei Cymeinfoll
Cymric Goddess of the Mabinogi: Pregnant in Battle
Cyhyraeth is a Cymric (Welsh) goddess known from the Mabinoigon of Branwen Ferch Llŷr as the wife of Llasar Llaesgyfnewid and the keeper of the cauldron of regeneration. It was sait that Cymdei Cymeinfoll gave birth to a fully formed and armed warrior every six weeks, indicating that Cymdei was originally a battle goddess. |
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Cym: Pregnant in Battle
Cymeinfoll, sometimes known as Cymdei Cymeinfoll (Pregnant in Battle) is known from the Mabinoigon of Branwen Ferch Llŷr as the wife of Llasar Llaesgyfnewid. Together they were the keepers of the Cauldron of Regeneration which Brân eventually wrests from them. Every six weeks Cymdei Cymeinfoll gives birth to a fully-formed and armed warrior. She is both larger than and dominant towards her husband whose only role seems to be as the guardian of the cauldron. Both also emerge from a lake — all of this together; the association with water, Cymidei as an obvious war goddess and her superiority over her husband makes her a raven warrior goddess in the same mould as the Irish Badb.
As guardian of the Cauldron of Regeneration and a warrior goddess Cymdei Cymeinfoll may actually be an aspect of Branwen herself.
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