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Ys (also spelled Is or Ker-Ys in Breton) is a mythical city built in the
Douarnenez bay in Brittany by Gradlon (Gralon in Breton), King of
Cornouaille, for his daughter Dahut.
The legend According to the legend, Ys was built below sea level,
protected from inundation by a dike. The only keys of the gate in the dam
were held by Gradlon, but Satan made Dahut steal them and give them to
him. He then opened the gate and Ys was flooded. In some versions of the
story, Satan was sent by God to punish the city, whose inhabitants were
becoming decadent. Other versions of the story tell that Dahut stole the
keys either at her lover's request or in order to open the gates of the
city to let her lover in. The only survivor was the King Gradlon, who was
advised to abandon his daughter and Saint Winwaloe by Saint Winwaloe
himself. Everyone who lived in the city died, while the souls of the dead
children were then swallowed by t
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