Geofferey of Monmouth claims that this figure had an assistant  named Minerva, and he explains to Merlin how God created the world of  four elements: first the heavens, second the air, third the sea, then four  the earth.
Geofferey of Monmouth claims that this figure had an assistant  named Minerva, and he explains to Merlin how God created the world of  four elements: first the heavens, second the air, third the sea, then four  the earth. In one appearance, this man silences all of the poets of a king  who opposed him. That king had previously sent his own son to have an  affair with this man's foster-mother, which resulted in Rhun severing off  a finger of a servant. This man was able to repay his master (*) Elphin,  who rescued him from the ocean. He used a sprig of holly to stop the horses of  Maelgwyn. Earlier, he was pursued as a fish by an otter, which ultimately  resulted in him being transformed into a grain of wheat before it was  devoured by a chicken. For 10 points, name this Welsh bard.
Geofferey of Monmouth claims that this figure had an assistant  named Minerva, and he explains to Merlin how God created the world of  four elements: first the heavens, second the air, third the sea, then four  the earth.
Taliesen [accept Gwion]