Afagddu (from the Welsh y fagddu, "Utter darkness"), also spelled Avagddu in Middle Welsh. In the Book of Taliesin he is also called Morfran (Morvran in Middle Welsh) but named Afagddu because of the darkness of his skin and his hideousness. He was the extremely ugly son of Ceridwen and Tegid Foel. Afagddu's mother, Ceridwen, tried to help her son make his way in the world by creating a potion whose first three drops would give him knowledge of the future. Unfortunately, she gave Gwion Bach the job of stirring the brew; he splashed three drops on his fingers and licked them, whereupon he gained the knowledge, and Afagddu remained ugly and despised. Welsh mythology ???????

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