Rhiannon

[ ree-an-uh n ]

/ ˈri æn ən /

the wife of Pwyll who, accused of having eaten her son, was forced as a penance to carry people on her back until vindicated by her son's return.

Example sentences from the Web for rhiannon

So we picked out the song (“Rhiannon,” click here for video), and Deer Tick learned it.

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“This is a really good idea,” says 24-year-old Rhiannon Atkins.

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They declared that Rhiannon had devoured the child, her own baby.

Welsh Fairy Tales |William Elliott Griffis
And towards morning Rhiannon awoke, and she said, “Women, where is my son?”

The Mabinogion |Lady Charlotte Guest

“It will suffice me that it be as Rhiannon said,” answered Pwyll.

The Mabinogion |Lady Charlotte Guest
Rhiannon is daughter of Heveidd Hen or "the Ancient," probably an old divinity.

The Religion of the Ancient Celts |J. A. MacCulloch
Powell was bound to keep his word; but Rhiannon explained to Gwawl, that it was not his castle or hall.

Welsh Fairy Tales |William Elliott Griffis