Taliesin
Added 2016-10-13 06:33:18 +0000 UTC"A radiant brow, shining bright for all to plainly see
Taliesin is your name, the greatest Bard that this land will ever see..."
I mistakenly ordered a bunch of too-big round cut mats, too big for my little coasters. So now I'll have to paint a bit more round pieces. Such an annoyance. Not. =D
Here's Taliesin, who began life a the boy Gwion who had to stir the kettle for the goddess Ceridwen, in which she was brewing a potion to give her very ugly son Morfran the power of foresight and inspiration. When the potion boiled, it was Gwion who caught the three first drops of potion that would bring power. Fearing the goddess's wrath, he used his new skills to turn himself into a hare and flee. But she turned into a greyhound and pursued. He then changed into a salmon, but she took the shape of an otter and pursued him still. He then turned into a wren, but she changed into a falcon and chased him until she brought him to bay in a barn. Desperate, he took the shape of a grain of corn. She turned into a black hen and ate every single piece of corn in the barn.
Nine months later, she gave birth to a son. Though she had vowed to kill him, when he was born, he was so beautiful that she could not bring herself to do it, but placed him in a basket on the sea, where he was found at length, named "Taliesin", radiant brow, and went on to become the greatest Bard of all time,
Isn't that an angelic face? I found him on a model website and had to take him home.
Comments
I love his story!
Jenny Dolfen
2016-10-13 17:42:03 +0000 UTCMe too! I've wanted this for really long. Blodeuwedd will be next!
Jenny Dolfen
2016-10-13 17:41:36 +0000 UTCI never knew this story! I learn a lot from your snippets of info regarding your art...I love that :-) And that is a lovely face indeed!
Sommer Sorenson
2016-10-13 15:46:26 +0000 UTCI’m very very excited to see you getting into Welsh mythology!!! <3
Sam Ramji
2016-10-13 15:37:52 +0000 UTCPerfection from you, once more!! <3
Alexandra Rena
2016-10-13 15:16:33 +0000 UTCFor the mythologies, I can do that! I'm always careful not to include too much writing from Tolkien etc with my other prints.
Jenny Dolfen
2016-10-13 11:55:46 +0000 UTCI've been intrigued by that story since ever I stumbled upon it in Susan Coopers "The Dark is Rising" novels as a kid. It took me a long time back then to find out what it was really about - small town with tiny library offered no help, no internet back then, it was ages! And I'm still intrigued. :)
Ninchen
2016-10-13 10:29:44 +0000 UTCI love the stories that I learn from your sketches. It'll be so nice if you could append the stories to their respective art on your etsy site as well.... ?
ianflyhi アイアン
2016-10-13 06:35:36 +0000 UTCAAAAAAAAAAAH TALIESIN! My fave Celtic bard /chinhands
Davina
2016-10-13 06:35:23 +0000 UTC
