Gwydion

Culture: Welsh (Celtic)   Domain: Magic, illusion, storytelling, cleverness

Gwydion is a powerful magician of the Mabinogion's Fourth Branch, responsible for much of its plot through both clever solutions and the messes his own trickery creates, including helping conjure Blodeuwedd, a wife made of flowers, for his nephew Lleu. He is closely associated with storytelling and shape-shifting illusion.

Associations

Magic and illusion, storytelling, clever (and sometimes reckless) problem-solving.

Ways people honor him (modern)

• Take responsibility for cleaning up a problem your own cleverness helped cause
• Practice storytelling as a genuine craft
• Study stage magic, illusion, or another skilled deception art openly
• Read the Fourth Branch of the Mabinogion, largely his story

Approach any deity with respect and do your own research. Practices vary widely between traditions, and modern devotional practice often goes beyond what survives in ancient sources.