He won her at the court of her father, Hefeydd the Old, by her aid. She bore Pwyll a son, who vanished. Her serving women killed a puppy, smearing its blood on her, to avoid blame at the child's loss. In punishment, Rhiannon spent seven years telling her story to all comers and bearing them, like a horse, to the court.
The child turned up at the court of Teyrnon, whose mares foaled on May eve and lost the foals mysteriously. When Teirnon kept watch, he saved a foal from a mysterious beast and also discovered, outside the stable, a child, whom he and his wife adopted. The child grew to manhood in seven years, and was given the foal rescued on the night he was found. Teirnon recognised the child as the son of Pwyll and returned him to his family, where he was named Pryderi ("worry") by his mother.
Later, after Pwyll's death, Rhiannon married a great magician, Manawydan, son of Llyr. One day, all of Dyfed turned into a wasteland, and only Rhiannon, Manawydan, Pryderi, and his wife Cigfa, were spared. Manawydan and Pryderi went out hunting and followed an enormous white boar into a caer, where Pryderi saw a golden bowl; when he touched it, he was enspelled. Rhiannon went after him and fell under the same spell and the caer vanished, taking them with it. She was rescued when Manawydan captured the wife of their enemy, Llwyd, who was taking revenge for the ill-treatment of Gwawl.
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RIGANTONA: British goddess.
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ROSMERTA: A nature goddess and consort of Lugh, worshipped during the 30 day Lugnasad midsummer feast in Ireland. Also a goddess of plenty.
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RUADÁN: Son of Brigit and Bres. He was killed in the second battle of Mag Tuired while attempting to kil the god Goibniu. When Brigit came later to the battlefield to bewail her son, it was the first time crying and shrieking were heard in Ireland.
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RUDIANOS: A local Gallic god.
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