SourceArianrod
The mother who places conditions on Llew’s name, arms and marriage.
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Arjuna
The Pandava archer whose skill and moral hesitation make him central to the Mahabharata.
Indian traditions, Nivedita and CoomaraswamySourceArthur in the Mabinogion
The courtly ruler whose household gathers the companions and quests of Guest’s Welsh romances.
The Mabinogion, Guest’s 1877 edition
SourceBhagiratha
The royal descendant whose persistence brings Ganga to his ancestors’ ashes.
Indian traditions, Nivedita and CoomaraswamySourceBharata
The brother who refuses to profit from Rama’s exile and waits for his return.
Indian traditions, Nivedita and CoomaraswamySourceBhima
The powerful Pandava whose rivalry with Duryodhana turns display towards violence.
Indian traditions, Nivedita and CoomaraswamySourceBhishma
The royal elder whose obligations connect the rival houses of the Mahabharata.
Indian traditions, Nivedita and CoomaraswamySourceBranwen
The princess whose marriage alliance becomes the centre of a catastrophe between two islands.
The Mabinogion, Guest’s 1877 editionSourceCaridwen
The maker of an inspiration-cauldron whose intended gift is diverted to Gwion Bach.
The Mabinogion, Guest’s 1877 edition
SourceConnla
Prince invited into a deathless land by a fairy woman.
Celtic fairy traditionsSourceCú Chulainn
Ulster hero drawn into the conflicts and affections of the Sidhe.
Celtic fairy traditionsSourceDasharatha
Ayodhya’s king, caught between his love for Rama and promises already made.
Indian traditions, Nivedita and CoomaraswamySourceDraupadi
The princess whose marriage contest brings the hidden Pandavas back into public life.
Indian traditions, Nivedita and Coomaraswamy
Drona
The weapons teacher whose care for royal pupils sits beside a harsh exclusion.
Indian traditions, Nivedita and CoomaraswamySourceDuryodhana
The Kaurava prince who champions Karna while seeking to weaken the Pandavas.
Indian traditions, Nivedita and Coomaraswamy
Ekalavya
The excluded student who teaches himself before an image of Drona.
Indian traditions, Nivedita and CoomaraswamySourceElen Luyddawc
The maiden of Maxen’s dream, associated in the tale with castles and roads through Britain.
The Mabinogion, Guest’s 1877 edition
SourceElidurus
A runaway child welcomed into an underground fairy country until he steals a golden ball.
Welsh folklore, Wirt SikesSourceElphin
The unfortunate heir whose empty weir yields Taliesin instead of a catch of fish.
The Mabinogion, Guest’s 1877 editionSourceEnid, Daughter of Ynywl
The young woman welcomed into Arthur’s court after Geraint’s victory.
The Mabinogion, Guest’s 1877 editionSourceEvnissyen
The destructive brother whose final act breaks the cauldron of renovation.
The Mabinogion, Guest’s 1877 editionSourceFionn mac Cumhaill
Leader of the Fenians whose adventures connect hunting, fairy halls, and rebirth.
Celtic fairy traditionsSourceGeraint, Son of Erbin
The knight whose victory restores an injured household and brings Enid to Arthur’s court.
The Mabinogion, Guest’s 1877 editionSourceGwenhwyvar
Arthur’s queen, whose judgement shapes welcome, reparation and honour at court.
The Mabinogion, Guest’s 1877 editionSourceGwion Bach
The cauldron-stirrer whose accidental taste brings foreknowledge and a flight through changing forms.
The Mabinogion, Guest’s 1877 editionSourceGwydion
The storyteller and magician whose inventions both injure and restore his kin.
The Mabinogion, Guest’s 1877 editionSourceIddawc Cordd Prydain
The dream-guide who confesses to twisting messages between Arthur and Medrawd.
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SourceIssunboshi
The tiny hero who travels with a needle and later receives an ordinary human size.
Japanese legends, Davis retellingSourceJanaka
Sita’s father and the ruler whose great bow establishes the marriage test.
Indian traditions, Nivedita and CoomaraswamySourceKamsa
The ruler whose attempt to prevent a prophecy leads to a confrontation with Krishna.
Indian traditions, Nivedita and CoomaraswamySourceKarna
Arjuna’s rival, born to Kunti and the sun but raised in a charioteer’s household.
Indian traditions, Nivedita and CoomaraswamySourceKato Sayemon’s Renunciation
A palace resident sees jealousy as snakes in his household’s hair, becomes a monk and refuses recognition by his son in Davis’s account.
Japanese legends in F. Hadland Davis’s English retellings (1912)SourceKilhwch
Arthur’s cousin, whose imposed marriage destiny begins the search for Olwen.
The Mabinogion, Guest’s 1877 editionSourceKintaro
The strong mountain child who befriends animals and attracts Yorimitsu’s attention.
Japanese legends, Davis retellingSourceKunti
The Pandavas’ mother, whose recognition of Karna reveals a hidden family bond.
Indian traditions, Nivedita and CoomaraswamySourceLlevelys
Lludd’s wise brother, whose counsel distinguishes the causes of Britain’s three plagues.
The Mabinogion, Guest’s 1877 editionSourceLlew Llaw Gyffes
The young ruler whose exceptional protection is defeated through an equally exceptional arrangement.
The Mabinogion, Guest’s 1877 editionSourceLludd, Son of Beli
The ruler who seeks his brother’s counsel against three afflictions of Britain.
The Mabinogion, Guest’s 1877 editionSourceLlwyd, Son of Kilcoed
The enchanter who empties Dyved to avenge Gwawl’s humiliation.
The Mabinogion, Guest’s 1877 editionSourceLuned
The resourceful attendant who conceals Owain and negotiates his approach to the Countess.
The Mabinogion, Guest’s 1877 editionSourceMabon, Son of Modron
The lost child found through the testimony of ancient animals and freed from a stone prison.
The Mabinogion, Guest’s 1877 editionSourceManawyddan, Son of Llyr
The displaced prince whose craft and patience preserve a household under enchantment.
The Mabinogion, Guest’s 1877 editionSourceMath, Son of Mathonwy
The ruler whose foot-holder and transforming wand govern the fourth branch.
The Mabinogion, Guest’s 1877 editionSourceMatholwch
The Irish king whose marriage to Branwen joins a diplomatic alliance to a disastrous feud.
The Mabinogion, Guest’s 1877 editionSourceMaxen Wledig
The dreaming emperor whose vision of a maiden draws him from Rome to Britain.
The Mabinogion, Guest’s 1877 editionSourceMomotaro, the Peach Boy
A child found inside a peach gathers three animal companions and journeys to free an island’s captives in Davis’s retelling.
Japanese legends in F. Hadland Davis’s English retellings (1912)SourceMongan
King whose concealed identity as Finn is exposed in a wager.
Celtic fairy traditions
Nachiketas
The questioner who refuses lesser gifts in order to ask Death about the self.
Indian traditions, Nivedita and CoomaraswamySourceOisín
Fenian hero whose return from Fairyland exposes the passage of centuries.
Celtic fairy traditionsSourceOlwen
Yspaddaden’s daughter, whose marriage is bound to the end of her father’s life.
The Mabinogion, Guest’s 1877 editionSourceOwain, Son of Urien
The knight whose search for the fountain places him in danger and under Luned’s protection.
The Mabinogion, Guest’s 1877 editionSourcePeredur, Son of Evrawc
The sheltered youth whose literal understanding of knighthood begins an extended series of adventures.
The Mabinogion, Guest’s 1877 editionSourcePryderi
Pwyll and Rhiannon’s son, whose disappearance and later captivity link the first three branches.
The Mabinogion, Guest’s 1877 editionSourcePwyll
The prince of Dyfed whose hunt brings him into contact with Annwn’s hounds.
Welsh folklore, Wirt SikesSourcePwyll, Prince of Dyved
The prince whose exchange of identities establishes a lasting friendship with Annwvyn.
The Mabinogion, Guest’s 1877 editionSourceRhiannon
The commanding horsewoman who chooses Pwyll and devises the means to defeat Gwawl’s claim.
The Mabinogion, Guest’s 1877 editionSourceRhonabwy
The traveller whose sleep on a calf-skin opens a richly detailed Arthurian dream.
The Mabinogion, Guest’s 1877 editionSourceSavitri
The woman who follows Yama and secures the restoration of Satyavan’s life.
Indian traditions, Nivedita and Coomaraswamy
Shon ap Shenkin
A listener who returns from a bird’s song to discover that generations have passed.
Welsh folklore, Wirt Sikes
Shui Rhys
A farmer’s daughter whose encounters with the fair folk lead to permanent disappearance.
Welsh folklore, Wirt SikesSourceSleeping Warriors
Hidden companies of heroes waiting beside treasure for the time of their return.
Welsh folklore, Wirt SikesSourceTaliesin in Guest’s Tale
The miraculous child whose poetry consoles the man who finds him in a weir.
The Mabinogion, Guest’s 1877 editionSourceTeirnyon Twryv Vliant
The foster-father who discovers and raises the missing child of Pwyll and Rhiannon.
The Mabinogion, Guest’s 1877 editionSourceThe Countess of the Fountain
The widowed ruler whose mourning interrupts Owain’s victorious adventure.
The Mabinogion, Guest’s 1877 editionSourceTokoyo and the Sea Serpent
A daughter searching for her exiled father challenges a sea-serpent and recovers an image linked to a ruler’s illness in Davis’s legend.
Japanese legends in F. Hadland Davis’s English retellings (1912)SourceTuan mac Cairill
A survivor of earlier Ireland whose story traverses several embodiments.
Celtic fairy traditionsSourceYudhishthira
The eldest Pandava whose final tests make loyalty more valuable than private heaven.
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