mabinogi

noun2

1. •
   A Welsh mythological tale; sometimes extended to include similar tales of medieval European traditions.

   • I recollect a Mabinogi, or mythological tale, respecting this piece of water, which runs thus: - In ancient times a door in a rock near tins lake was found open upon a certain day every year. — 1828
2. •
   Such tales considered collectively, especially the main sequence of four tales written in Middle Welsh, more commonly known as the Mabinogion or the Four Branches of the Mabinogi.

   • The mabinogi and other tales are rich sources of Celtic mythological tradition[.] — 1977