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And the Birds of Rhiannon 

Sang to them from the Otherworld

Bringing them joy...
- The Mabinogion

The Goddess Rhiannon, "Great Queen", is the other face of the Mother.  She Who is the White Mare, the Queen of the Otherworld, whose Birds could soothe the souls of the most troubled of mortals.  She is the Nurturing Mother, devoted to Her children, Who gently guides us that we may learn the lessons before us.
Rhiannon appears in two Branches of the Mabinogion, Pwyll, Prince of Dyfed and Manawyddan, Son of Llyr.  As told in these stories, She understands hardship and pain, separation and loss.  But always, although She had been wronged, Her love was unfaltering, and Her honor unwavering. Known also as Epona to the Gauls, and Macha to the Irish, this much beloved Goddess is the Great Queen Mother of the Celts.