Goewin

In Welsh mythology, Goewin is a servant of Math. She is the virgin usually tasked with holding Math’s feet in her lap so that he can fall asleep. When she is raped by Gilvethwy, she can no longer fulfil this role.

Narrative
At the beginning of the tale, the eponymous Math fab Mathonwy will die if his feet are not always held in the lap of a virgin or he is at war; Goewin is the virgin who performs this duty until Math is tricked into going to war by his nephews Gwydion and Gilfaethwy, who proceed to rape Goewin. Once Math returns, Goewin reveals the crime and Math punishes the two by transforming them into a series of animals. He then marries Goewin, giving her power over his kingdom, in order to make amends.