v_public_underworld_entities: 28
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| rowid | entity_id | canonical_name | tradition | category | earth_association_score | chthonic_flag | primary_domains | short_note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | ENT_WEL_GWYN_AP_NUDD | Gwyn ap Nudd | Celtic/Welsh | Underworld Deity | otherworld, hunting, death, fairy court, winter | "Gwyn son of Nudd"; appears in Culhwch ac Olwen (Mabinogion) as a leader of the Otherworld hunt and a champion who Arthur must use for the hunt of Twrch Trwyth; his name ("white" + "mist/lord") suggests an Otherworld sovereignty figure; later tradition makes him king of the Tylwyth Teg (fairy folk) and associated with the souls of the dead; he fights Gwythyr ap Greidawl every May Day until Doomsday for the love of Creiddylad |