entity_id,source_id,evidence_type,source_note ENT_WEL_RHIANNON,SRC_GREEN_CELTIC_GODS,scholarly attestation,Green (1992) pp. 181-183: Rhiannon as a sovereignty goddess; the *Rigantona etymology; comparison with Gaulish Epona the horse goddess; Green documents the widespread Celtic pattern of the divine horsewoman as a sovereignty figure ENT_WEL_RHIANNON,SRC_MABINOGION,direct attestation,First Branch (Pwyll Pendefig Dyfed): Rhiannon first appears riding an impossibly fast white horse; Pwyll woos her; she is accused of infanticide and punished; her birds are specified as having power over sleep and waking; Third Branch: she marries Manawydan after Pwyll's death; the primary text for the sovereignty-goddess / magical-horsewoman tradition in Welsh mythology