Celtic Gods: The Cymric Goddess, Efyrnwy (Goat Goddess)

Efyrnwy
A Hypothetical Cymric Goddess: Goat Goddess

Efyrnwy is a Cymric goddess derived by inference from the river Fyrnwy in Wales, which is presumed to be derived from the \river of the goddess Efr\ where Efr is a goat. Thus Efyrnwy is the caprine goddess (goat goddess)



Synonyms:
Cym: Goat Goddess

A hypothetical goddess derived from the river Fyrnwy, Powys. 'Fyrnwy is a truncated form of the original Efyrnwy which is proposed to be derived from 'The river of the goddess Efr'. The word efr may itself be derived from a concatenation of the middle-Cymric gefr, modern Cymric gafr (goat) along with the word nwyf- (vital spirit, [but it can also mean 'holy'] thus Efyrnwy may originally have been the goat goddess ie 'holy one of the goat'.



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