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Yes, Celtic mythology is something I enjoy toying with from time to time and became attracted to the idea of the Welsh charecter of Gwydion as a magician-poet and son of a goddess.

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I thought I knew the name from somewhere, perhaps Lloyd Alexander's Chronicles of Prydain now that I think about it but as I read about the "real" Gwydion it reminded me of Susan Cooper's series, The Dark is Rising which I'm sure you've read?