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Description: | Carved piece of stone with 'face' representing the folk-tale 'Hanes Taliesin'. Additional Information: Taken from leaflet 'Powys Sculpture Trail in the Landscape of Writers': 'Regarded as the greatest of the Welsh Bards, Taliesin was a semi-mythical figure who may have been a native of Powys since the earliest poem in 'The Book of Taliesin' the twelve poems that probably represent his authentic work, is in praise of Cynan Gorwyn - King of Powys. The folk-tale 'Hanes Taliesin' tells how Ceridwyn brewed a magic potion for her son Mort to drink and gain the gift of poetry. Her servant Gwion Bach stole the gift. Ceridwyn then pursued Gwion through a seriesof transformations until he was swallowed as a grain of wheat by Ceridwyn in the form of a hen. He was reborn as a baby with a beautiful forehead (taliesin) and the goddess could not kill him. | Subjects: | Sculpture | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Sculptor: Ayers, Alain | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=6777... | Go to resource |
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