Editing Goewin

{{Short description|Welsh mythological figure}}
'''Goewin''' ({{IPA|cy|ˈɡɔɨwɪn}}) is a figure in [[Welsh mythology]], where she has a small but crucial role in the [[Math fab Mathonwy (branch)|''Math fab Mathonwy'']], one of the [[Four Branches of the Mabinogi]].<ref>Jones, Gwyn and Jones, Thomas. ''The Mabinogion.'' Everyman's Library, 1949; revised in 1989.</ref>

==Narrative==
At the beginning of the tale, the eponymous [[Math fab Mathonwy]] will die if his feet are not always held in the lap of a virgin or he is at war; Goewin is the virgin who performs this duty until Math is tricked into going to war by his nephews [[Gwydion]] and [[Gilfaethwy]], who proceed to [[rape]] Goewin. Once Math returns, Goewin reveals the crime and Math punishes the two by transforming them into a series of animals. He then marries Goewin, giving her power over his kingdom, in order to make amends.<ref name="undefined">{{Cite web|url=https://druidnetwork.org/what-is-druidry/deity-and-mythology/mythology/welsh-mythology/goewin|title = Goewin |author=Emma Restall Orr}} ''Druidnetwork.org''. </ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Welsh mythology]]
[[Category:Mabinogion]]
[[Category:Mythological rape victims]]


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