He  was  the  God  of  the  Druids.  As  such,  he  has  always
been  acknowledged  by  the  Welsh.  A  Christian  bard  thus
marks  the  religion  of  his  votaries,  put  in  opposition  to  that
of  Christ.—

"  Two  active  impulses  truly  there  are
In  the  world,  and  their  course  is  manifest:
An  impulse  from  Christ ;  joyful  is  the  theme — >
Of  a  right  tendency,   an  energetic  principle.
Another  impulse  there  is  (indiscreetly  sung)
Of  falsehood,  and  base  omens:
This,  has  been  obtained  by  the  men  of  Hu,
The  usurping  bards  of  Wales."

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the  introduction  of  Christianity.     He  is  thus  elevated,  in  the
Orphic  style,  by  Jolo  Goch,  the  bard  of  Ozcen  Glandwr»

"  Hn  Gadarn,  the  sovereign,  the  ready  protector,
A  king,  distributing  the  wine,  and  the  renown,
The  emperor  of  the  land  and  the  seas,
J^nd  the  life  of  all  in  the  world,  was  he.
After  the  deluge,  he  held

The  strong  beam'd  plough,  active  and  excellent:
This  did  our  Lord  of  stimulating  genius,
That  he  might  shew"  to  the  proud  man,  and  to  the  humbly  wisf,
The  most  approved  art,  with  the  faithful  father."

See  0.  Diet.  V.  IIu.
He  is  thus  described  by  Rh^s  Brydydd,  in  the  fifteentl>
^century.
"  The  smallest,  if  compared  with  small,

Is  the  Mighty  IIu,  in  the  world's  judgment.
And  he  is  the  greatest,  and  Lord  over  us,,

And  our  God  of  mystery :

Light  is  his  course,  and  swift:

A  particle  of  lucid  sunshine  is  Ids  car:

He  is  great  on  land  and  seas.
The  greatest  whom  I  shall  behold —

jGreater  than  the  worlds — Let  us  beware

Of  mean  indignity,  to  him  who  deals  in  bounty."

Sec  0.  Diet.  V.  Mymryn.
