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LLEU

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Welsh Mythology

Welsh cognate of LUGH. In the Mabinogion, a collection of tales from Welsh myth, Lleu Llaw Gyffes is the son of Aranrhod. He is raised by his uncle Gwydion, who helps him overcome the curses that his mother placed upon him.
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