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Definition of Amaethon
1. Noun. The farmer god; ancient god of agriculture.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Amaethon
Literary usage of Amaethon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Transactions of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion by Cymmrodorion Society, CYMMRODORION SOCIETY. (1896)
"Similarly the two brothers, Govannon and Amaethon, as they are called in the
Mabinogi of Math and in the Kul hwch story, are found also called ..."
2. Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx by JOHN. RHYS (1901)
"As to Amaethon or ... and Amaethon have the appearance of being etymologi- cally
transparent in Welsh, and they have probably been remodelled by the hand of ..."
3. Studies in the Arthurian Legend by John Rhŷs (1891)
"The leaders on his side were Amaethon son of Don, and Gwydion his brother, ...
We are also informed that the war was occasioned by Amaethon stealing certain ..."
4. The Fates of the Princes of Dyfed by Kenneth Morris (1914)
"... and Amaethon and Gwydion, the three magnanimous Sons of Don. ... and Amaethon
of the husbandmen; while as for Gwydion, he was unequaled, even among the ..."
5. Enwogion Cymru: A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Welshmen, from the by ROBERT. WILLIAMS (1852)
"Amaethon is also mentioned with his brother Gwydion, as wise counsellors, by
Taliesin in his elegy on ..."
6. An Encyclopaedia of Religions by Maurice Arthur Canney (1921)
"See JG Frazer, GB Amaethon. One of the deities worshipped by the ancient Celts.
The name appears in late Welsh legend. Amaethon was the patron god of ..."