# Taliessin — Poetry character guide

> Taliessin in Poetry by Thomas Gray.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0006-the-bard

## Who they are

Legendary Welsh bard referenced in the odes.

## In the story

### [The Bard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_23_se/chapters/the-bard)

Legendary bard invoked from the grave as a symbol of the poetic tradition.

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_23_se/chapters/endnotes)

Chief of the Bards, flourished in the VI Century, his works still preserved.

## Links

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