place

Annwn

A Welsh otherworld in the Mabinogion: a neighboring plenty and danger, not a Greek Hades and not a Christian hell.

Also known as Annwfn

Celtic tradition

Annwn belongs to Celtic tradition.
Annwn is a Welsh otherworld in the Mabinogion. It is a neighboring plenty and danger, not a Greek Hades.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
belongs to · sourced · culturally specific
Annwn is connected to Underworld.
Annwn is one otherworld. The English word underworld is a blunt category; the Welsh place has its own rules of feast and raid.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
connected to · sourced · culturally specific
Annwn is associated with Cauldron.
Welsh story gives otherworld feasts and vessels a dangerous plenty. The cauldron belongs to that narrative economy.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
associated with · partially sourced · culturally specific
Annwn is associated with Descent.
A raid or a visit to Annwn is a going-into an other place. It is not Persephone’s taking and not a Duat weighing.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
associated with · sourced · culturally specific