Rhiannon

Asteroid Number 16912
Discovered 1998 Mar. 2 by ODAS at Caussols.

Rhiannon was a version of the celtic horse-goddess Epona and of sovereignty. She was mistress of the Singing Birds. Sometimes she appeared as a beautiful woman in dazzling gold on a white horse.

A Celtic Goddess of the Moon and fertility. Identified or associated with fairies, earned the title of Fairy Princess. Also a feminine name meaning she who enchants.