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In Gallo-Roman religion, Epona was a protector of horses, ponies, donkeys, and mules. She was particularly a goddess of fertility , as shown by her attributes of a patera , cornucopia , ears of grain, and the presence of foals in some sculptures. [ 1 ]
Epona, the Celtic goddess of horses and riding, lacked a direct Roman equivalent, and is therefore one of the most persistent distinctly Celtic deities.This image comes from Germany, about 200 AD Replica of the incomplete Pillar of the Boatmen, from Paris, with four deities, including the only depiction of Cernunnos to name him (left, 2nd from top)
Deities such as Epona or Cobannus retained significant followings under Roman rule. [4] The Gallic deity Cocidius accrued a following among soldiers in the Roman military. His name is mentioned in twenty-five inscriptions; five of which equate him with Mars, one equates him with Silvanus, and another with the god Vernostonos. [4]
Endovelicus - taken to have been a god of prophecy and healing, with oracular functions. He appears to have been a minor chthonic god originally, but has become exceptionally popular after Roman colonization. [7] Epona was a protector of horses, donkeys, and mules. She was particularly a goddess of fertility, as shown by her attributes of a ...
Cuslanus - a god in Cisalpine Gaul associated with Jupiter [3] Deus Latis - a Brittonic god; Deus Ducavavius - a god known from a lone inscription in Cisalpine Gaul [16] Deus Orevaius - a god known from a lone inscription at Cemenelum [16] Dorminus - god of the hot springs at Aquae Statiellae [16] Intarabus - a Gallic god of the Treveri; Esus ...
This verse is from the Gospel of Matthew, one of the three synoptic Gospels in the New Testament of the Bible, and is about the baptism of Jesus Christ — celebrated in the Catholic faith on Jan. 12.
Celtic paganism, as practised by the ancient Celts, is a descendant of Proto-Celtic paganism, itself derived from Proto-Indo-European paganism.Many deities in Celtic mythologies have cognates in other Indo-European mythologies, such as Celtic Brigantia with Roman Aurora, Vedic Ushas, and Norse Aurvandill; Welsh Arianrhod with Greek Selene, Baltic Mėnuo, and Slavic Myesyats; and Irish Danu ...
Epona, the horse goddess in Celtic and Gallo-Roman mythology; Rhiannon, the horse goddess in Welsh mythology; Étaín, identified as a horse goddess in some versions of Irish Mythology; Gontia (deity), a Celtic goddess