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1. Pwyll

   Pwyll Pen Annwn (pronounced [pʊ̯iɬ]) is a prominent figure in Welsh mythology and literature, the lord of Dyfed, husband of Rhiannon and father of the hero Pryderi. He is the eponymous hero of Pwyll Pendefig Dyfed, the first branch of the Four Branches of the Mabinogi, and also appears briefly as a member of Arthur's court in the medieval tale Culhwch ac Olwen. Pwyll, Prince of Dyfed also carries many similarities to the Mabinogi Branwen.

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1. Pwyll

   Meaning of ‘Pwyll’ : Boor (from Irish). One of the four branches of the Mabinogi, the legend of Pwyll had its origins in Ireland. The original version is lost. The extant version, recorded in Middle Welsh, is a greatly redacted form of that original. The Welsh pronunciation of Pwyll is ‘Poo-eech’ . One is here mindful that Professor Ifor Williams has noted that the Welsh letter ‘ll’ in mabinogi manuscripts was used to denote Irish ‘s’ (= English ‘sh’). Therefore, if written in Irish ‘Pwyll’ would be ‘Púis’, pronounced ‘poo-ish’. What meaning was originally intended by the name ‘Pwyll’. The earliest scenario described in the legend of Pwyll depicts him hunting in a compromised circumstance because his dogs are feeding on the prey of the dogs of Arawn, King of Annwfyn. Arawn knows Pwyll, but not vice versa. Angered by the scene, Arawn deems Pwyll to be rude and exceedingly discourteous, for which behaviour Arawn intended to claim dishonour to the value of a hundred stags. A rude and bad-mannered person is a boor. ‘Púiste’ is the Irish word for boor - pronounced ‘poo-ish-te’. The first two syllables of ‘púiste’ are strongly emphasised, so that the final syllable is scarcely audible. Hence, it would not be a surprise if a listening Welsh scribe, recording the legend phonetically from narration, wrote ‘Púis’ (i.e. ‘Pwyll’) in place of ‘Púiste’. The implication is that the story title may originally have been “The Boor Prince”, with dramatic tension intended by the incongruity between the bad name given at the outset to the prince and his many subsequent gracious deeds.

   
   

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pwyll in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pwyll in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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