Today We Honor Gwynn ap Nudd Gwynn ap Nudd King of the Faeries and the Underworld Pantheon: Celtic Element: Fire Sphere of Influence: War and Death Preferred colors: Red, Black, White Animals associated with: Hounds (Red, Black and White) Best day to work with: Tuesday Associated Planet: Mars King of the Fairies and the underworld. As Lord of war and death, he knows where all the great warriors fell, and he gathers their souls with his hooded riders, leading them through the underworld to rest and rebirth. In this persona, he is accompanied by baying hounds of red, white and black. Gwyn has many other faces: He is also king of the Plant Annwn, or subterranean fairies, and as Lord of the forests he has great concern for the fate of the earth. |