entity_id,canonical_name,greek_name,tradition,entity_type,category,primary_domains,tags,cult_scope,primary_period,evidence_confidence,review_status,inclusion_basis,earth_association_score,chthonic_flag,serpent_flag,short_note,entity_class
ENT_WEL_CERIDWEN,Ceridwen,,Celtic/Welsh,Enchantress,Cauldron of Awen,the cauldron; inspiration (awen); transformation,,mythological,,A,candidate_verified_name,Hanes Taliesin,2,0,0,"The keeper of the Cauldron of Awen whose brew and pursuit reborn Gwion as Taliesin; a powerful enchantress (the ""goddess of inspiration"" framing is largely modern).",hero
ENT_WEL_EFNYSIEN,Efnysien,,Celtic/Welsh,Antagonist figure,House of Llŷr,strife; destruction,,mythological,,A,candidate_verified_name,"Mabinogi, Second Branch",0,0,0,"Son of Euroswydd and Penarddun, half-brother of Brân; the strife-maker who provokes the Irish war and destroys the Cauldron of Rebirth at the cost of his life.",hero
ENT_WEL_GWYDION,Gwydion,,Celtic/Welsh,Trickster magician,Trickster Figure,"magic, shapeshifting, trickery, storytelling, creation","trickster, magic, shapeshifting, Welsh, Mabinogion",,,A,reviewed,primary_text,,,,Gwydion fab Dôn; Fourth Branch; nephew and student of Math; the great magician-trickster of Welsh mythology; conjures an illusory army from mushrooms to trick Pryderi out of his pigs; creates Lleu's wife Blodeuwedd from flowers; the most active and morally ambiguous figure in the Fourth Branch; creates the path of stars called Caer Gwydion (the Milky Way) in Welsh tradition,hero
ENT_WEL_LLEU_LLAW_GYFFES,Lleu Llaw Gyffes,,Celtic/Welsh,Solar hero,Hero,"craftsmanship, solar, fate, death-rebirth","solar, fate, death-rebirth, Welsh, Mabinogion",,,A,reviewed,primary_text,,,,"""Lleu of the Skillful Hand""; Fourth Branch; son of Aranrhod (and Gwydion); his mother refuses to acknowledge him and places three tyngedau (magical taboos) on him: no name, no weapons, no human wife; Gwydion circumvents each; killed by Gronw Pebyr (his wife's lover) with the only spear that can harm him; transformed into an eagle; restored to human form by Gwydion; his name cognate with Irish Lugh and Gaulish Lugus — the pan-Celtic ""many-skilled"" solar hero",hero
ENT_WEL_LLWYD,Llwyd ap Cil Coed,,Celtic/Welsh,Enchanter,Dyfed,enchantment; vengeance,,mythological,,B,candidate_verified_name,"Mabinogi, Third Branch",0,0,0,"The enchanter who lays the wasteland-spell on Dyfed and imprisons Pryderi and Rhiannon, avenging his friend Gwawl.",hero
ENT_WEL_MORFRAN,Morfran,,Celtic/Welsh,Divine/heroic figure,Children of Ceridwen,darkness; ugliness; battle,,mythological,,B,candidate_verified_name,Hanes Taliesin; Culhwch,0,0,0,"""Great Crow"" (also Afagddu, ""Utter Darkness""), monstrous son of Ceridwen and Tegid Foel; a survivor of Camlan.",hero
ENT_WEL_NISIEN,Nisien,,Celtic/Welsh,Peacemaker figure,House of Llŷr,peace; concord,,mythological,,B,candidate_verified_name,"Mabinogi, Second Branch",0,0,0,"The peacemaker twin of Efnysien, who could make foes friends.",hero
ENT_WEL_PRYDERI,Pryderi,,Celtic/Welsh,Divine hero,Hero,"fate, sovereignty, tragedy, Dyfed","fate, Dyfed, tragedy, Welsh, Mabinogion",,,A,reviewed,primary_text,,,,"Son of Pwyll and Rhiannon; First Branch through Third Branch; the only character to appear in all four branches of the Mabinogi; born under enchantment and immediately stolen; his name means ""Care/Anxiety""; a tragic hero figure whose life is framed by magical crises; killed by Gwydion in single combat in the Fourth Branch",hero