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Celtic mythology hints at a cyclical cosmogony given a key commonly repeated story pattern: a man (hero/king) and woman (earth or sovereignty goddess) face a rival for the woman's affection before uniting to birth a son who represents the life of the world; ultimately these figures die to create space for the cycle to repeat.For instance, the names of certain Welsh mythological figures point to this pattern, as John Koch suggests that Gwron ("divine husband") and Modron ("divine mother") united to create Mabon ("divine son").

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