Taliesin

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cultural hero figure in Welsh mythology legendary Welsh bard literary character poet

Taliesin is the name of a legendary 6th-century Welsh bard and poet, later associated with various medieval tales and mythic traditions.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Taliesin (mythic Welsh bard)	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural hero ⓘ figure in Welsh mythology ⓘ legendary Welsh bard ⓘ literary character ⓘ poet ⓘ
associatedWith	Aneirin NERFINISHED ⓘ Celtic mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ Ceredig NERFINISHED ⓘ Cerridwen NERFINISHED ⓘ Elffin ap Gwyddno NERFINISHED ⓘ Gwyddno Garanhir NERFINISHED ⓘ Urien Rheged NERFINISHED ⓘ Welsh literature ⓘ Welsh mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ medieval Welsh tales ⓘ mythic traditions ⓘ
concept	awen ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ
culture	Brythonic culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Welsh culture ⓘ
ethnicity	Welsh ⓘ
floruit	6th century ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
influenced	Arthurian literature NERFINISHED ⓘ later Welsh poets ⓘ modern Celtic revival ⓘ
language	Welsh NERFINISHED ⓘ
literaryGenre	elegy ⓘ praise poetry ⓘ prophetic poetry ⓘ
mentionedIn	later romantic literature ⓘ medieval Welsh prose tales ⓘ
mythicTheme	inspiration ⓘ prophecy ⓘ rebirth ⓘ transformation ⓘ
name	Taliesin NERFINISHED ⓘ
narrativeRole	poet of princes ⓘ shape-shifter ⓘ wise counselor ⓘ
notableWork	poems in the Book of Taliesin ⓘ
occupation	bard ⓘ poet ⓘ
roleInMyth	child of prophecy ⓘ inspired poet granted awen ⓘ
sourceText	Book of Taliesin NERFINISHED ⓘ
tradition	bardic tradition ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ

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this entity surface form: Taliesin (mythic Welsh bard)

Taliesin Fellowship → namedAfter → Taliesin ⓘ