Taliesin

The Mabinogion is a collection of books dealing with stories from Celtic Britain. Most of it comes from Welsh mythology (the stories happen in Wales and the "underworld"). Taliesin can be found in one of the versions of the book: the translation made by Charlotte Guest. Follow the links to find out more:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taliesin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceridwen
For Taliesin and Ceridwen on Wikipedia.

http://www.bartleby.com/182/213.html

Thomas Bulfinch (1796–1867). Age of Fable: Vol. III: The Age of Chivalry. 1913 - Here you find Bulfinch's version of the myth of Taliesin.

http://www.ynysprydein.org/myth/taliesin.htm
"The tale of Taliesin is included in the Mabinogion translation by Lady Charlotte Guest although it is of later date than the other stories." - This site has the stories from the Mabinogion, with a good introduction and well divided.

http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/mab/mab32.htm
This story starts like this: "IN times past there lived in Penllyn a man of gentle lineage, named Tegid Voel, and his dwelling was in the midst of the lake Tegid, and his wife was called Caridwen."

http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/rac/rac09.htm
THE GODS OF THE BRYTHONS - chapter about Taliesin and other gods, includes analysis of some Taliesin poems. From the book "The Religion of the Ancient Celts" - By J. A. MacCulloch,
1911