Mabon ap Modron is a figure from Welsh mythology whose name means "Son of the Mother." He is often depicted as a divine youth, associated with light, rebirth, and the mysteries of transition. In the tale of "Culhwch and Olwen" from the Mabinogion, Mabon is stolen from his mother Modron shortly after birth and imprisoned in a dark place, only to be rescued much later by a band of heroes. His story symbolizes the cycle of descent and return—light retreating into darkness, only to be reborn.