Hafren

Hafren
An illustration by Arthur Rackham of Hafren emerging from the water, inspired by her appearance in Milton's Comus
Other namesHabren, Sabrina
EnemyQueen Gwendolen
ParentsLocrinus and Estrildis

Hafren (Old Welsh: Habren, Latin: Sabrina) is a legendary princess and Goddess in Welsh mythology. The earliest version of her story appears circa. 1136 in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae, where "Princess Habren" is drowned by her repudiated stepmother Gwendolen, with the river (Hafren) being subsequently named for her. Later folklore, literature and artworks have reinterpreted this story, most notably by John Milton in his 1634 masque Comus.

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