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Although known only from Roman contexts, the name Epona ('Great Mare') is from the Gaulish language; it is derived from the inferred Proto-Celtic *ekĘ·os 'horse', [5] which gives rise to modern Welsh ebol 'foal', together with the augmentative suffix-on frequently, although not exclusively, found in theonyms (for example Sirona, Matrona) and the usual Gaulish feminine singular -a. [6]
Divona [9] - Gallic goddess of sacred springs and rivers; Epona - fertility goddess, protector of horses; Erecura - goddess of death and fertility; Hafren - Brittonic goddess of the River Severn, also known as Sabrina; Icauna - Gallic goddess of the river Yonne; Icovellauna - Gallic goddess in the Moselle Valley; Imona - a Gallic well goddess ...
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)
The term Horse goddess may refer to one of several mythological goddesses: 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
Rhiannon: Sometimes associated with the horse goddess Epona. Ronald Hutton states that a horse is the only thing they have in common. [9] Following Pwyll's death at the end of the first branch, she marries Manawydan, the rightful heir to the throne. Pryderi: Pwyll and Rhiannon's son, and the king of Dyfed following his father's death. He is the ...
Celtic healing deities were often associated with sacred springs, [8] such as Sirona and Borvo. Other pan-regional deities include the horned god Cernunnos, the horse and fertility goddess Epona, the divine son Maponos, as well as Belenos, Ogmios, and Sucellos. [6] [4] Some deities were seen as threefold, for example the Three Mothers. [25]
Bronze statuette of the Celtic goddess Arduinna riding a wild boar. In Gallo-Roman religion, Arduinna (also Arduina, Arduinnae or Arduinne) was the eponymous tutelary goddess of the Ardennes Forest and region, thought to be represented as a huntress riding a boar (primarily in the present-day regions of Belgium and Luxembourg).
In at least one case – that of the equine goddess Epona – a native Celtic goddess was also adopted by Romans. Mother goddesses, who were probably fertility deities, retained their importance in Gallo-Roman religion; their cults were spread throughout Gaul. Epigraphic evidence suggests a triad of mother goddesses was particularly important ...