In Insular Brythonic mythology, Gwythr ap Greidawl was a rival of Gwynn, the god of the underworld. They fought over a maiden named Creiddyland[?], who eloped with Gwythr but was kidnapped by Gwynn. Their rivalry represented the contest between summer and winter.
... These various influences were distilled into a unique new music that was a synthesis of all American folk music forms to-date; it paid homage to previous forms, and ...