Gurgi was a favorite character when I read Lloyd Alexander's "Prydain Chronicles," based on Welsh mythology, aloud. He is a half-man, half-beast character who speaks in rhyme and refers to himself in the third person. Yes! Faithful Gurgi will fight them with smackings and whackings! I learned today that Gwrgi means man-dog in Welsh, and is the name of a great warrior in ancient Wales.
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I wonder if there is any connection between Gwrgi the man-dog and Cú Chulainn, an Irish hero whose name means "Chulainn's dog." This hero got that name when he killed a chieftain's watchdog and volunteered to take its place in recompense. Whether there is or not, there's a decent chance a paper has been written about it.
Reasonably good guess!~. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwrgi_Garwlwyd
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