Cerridwen Research Paper

Cerridwen Keeper of the Cauldron, Goddess of the Moon, magic, agriculture, poetry, music, art, prophecy, fertility and science. Cerridwen's name is derived from the Celtic word "cerru", meaning cauldron. Cerridwen herself and the cauldron are a lot a like in the respect that they both symbolize the transformation powers of magic, rebirth, creative inspiration and wisdom. So because of this Cerridwen is known as the Patron Goddess of wizards and witches. Cerridwen is a shape-shifting, lunar deity, herbalist, witch, as well as the Keeper of the Cauldron of Knowledge, Inspiration and Transformation. Cerridwen is considered to be a dark Goddess, who is full of a great amount of knowledge, inspiration and transformational skills. In Celtic Mythology there are three types of cauldrons: the Cauldron of Transformation, the Cauldron …show more content…
So fearing for his life, he fled towards his home land. The cauldron shattered because of all the liquor inside it, except for the three enchanted drops, the rest of the brew was poisonous. The horses of Gwyddon Garanhir were poisoned from drinking from the stream that the liquor had ran into, and the confluence of that was and still is called "The Poison of the Horses of Gwyddon". Furious Cerridwen chased after Gwion who now had the power to shape-shift begins shift into different creatures to try to escape Cerridwen's wrath. Gwion first turned into a hare and hopped off, so Cerridwen shifted into a greyhound and turned him, so he fled to the river and turned into a fish, so then Cerridwen changed into an otter and went under water after him, so