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Blodeuwedd is the flower maiden, the aspect of the Goddess that represents the maiden. Blodeuwedd means `Flower Face'. According to the myths she was made by Gwydion and his uncle Math to be Lleu's wife. They took the blossoms of the oak, then the blossoms of the broom and of the meadow-sweet, and produced from them a maiden, the fairest and most graceful that man ever saw. Blodeuwedd fell in love with another man than Lleu however and managed to change him into an eagle. Gwydion and Math took revenge however and after healing Lleu, chased down Blodeuwedd and changed her into an owl. In old tales this chase took place across the night sky, and the Milky Way is the trace that's left of it. |
