The Light of Britannia

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IG THE LIGHT OF BRITANNIA.
of limiting each title to the particular season to which it
legitimately helongs.
All titles of the siin, except Hu Gadarn,
are comprehended in the great Triad, or the Druidic Trimurti,
called Plennydd, Alawn, and Gwron, explained in Chapter
IV. The same remark applies also to the variety of titles
given by the Druids to the earth during the year. Thus,
the three Queens of Arthur (the sun), are described
Morgwen la Fai (the earth in spring) ;
the second is said
to be the Queen of North Wales (the earth in summer) ;
the third, the Queen of Desert Places (the earth in
winter). Again, the three fair ladies of Arthur's Court are
said to be, Lady Dywin (incorrectly spelt " Dywir ") ;
Lady Enid ;
and Lady Tegau Eurvron. The " Court" is
the sacred circle, called the " Round Table," but really the
Gorsedd, or great stone circle of Druidism. " Gorsedd "
signifies Great Throne.
Lady Enid (Soul) is identical with the Holy Maiden of
the Sea Foam (Venus). She is said to be the daughter of
the Niwl (the mist). An old Welsh adage states :
"Niwl y Gwanwyn Gwasarn Gwiu (old spelling " Owynt).
(Mist in spring is the souiee of wine).
Three other adages are translated as follow —
:
Mist ill Hummer is the source of heat,
^lij^t in Autumn is the f:0urcc of rain,
Mkl in Winter is the source of snow.
Gwenwyver corresponds with Flora. The name is a compound
of three words ; Gwen (Holy), 'AVy (Water), and Mer,
mutated to Vcr (Essence). The whole compound signifies
Holy—Water—Essence, meaning the sap of the earth
streaming up in vegetation and trees under the influence
of the heat left in the atmosphere at night, after the disappearance
of the day sun, and called the nocturnal sun
(Bacchus). The first shows Enid is the daughter of warm