Rhiannon by JoeJarrah
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Description
Rhiannon is major figure in the Welsh legend, figuring prominently in the First and Thrid Branches of the Mabinogi, the earliest prose tales of Britain. She is an independent, intelligent, beautiful, woman of Annwfyn (the otherworld). She has three magical birds, the Adar Rhiannon, who’s song can "wake the dead and lull the living to sleep".
She first appears clad in gold brocade astride a shining white horse to Pwyll prince of Dyfed, her future consort, and is strongly associated with horses. Some scholars consider her related to the Gaulish horse-goddess Epona, and she and her son Pryderi are sometimes depicted as mare and foal.
Comments (12)
ArtDeCroh
Very interesting! Fantastic creation! Great details. Amazing work! I like it a lot!
bucyjoe
excellent
Glendaw
Out of this world gorgeous .
The colours and details are amazingly well done.
adrie
Very beautiful composed scene my friend, excellent work.
paul_gormley
a very investing piece of history and lovely depiction of the main characters, love the grass and monoliths
crender
Outstanding !!
Kordouane
Fantastic scene and work
anitalee
Excellent
Cyve
I love it a lot... Awesome creation once again... Fantastic decor also !!!
Rtesian
Thanks, Joe, for so vividly portraying another fascinating piece of history and bringing it into the modern world. Marvelous composition work and I really like the horse accessories.
JoeJarrah Online Now!
My pleasure and thanks for the kind comments. The old tales are an almost endless vein of inspiration, and there are always new ones to discover! Credit to Daio for the marvellous equine trappings :)
Flint_Hawk
Fascinating legend & wonderfully done illustration!
giulband
Fantastic image with a very well built scene !!