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Celtic deities
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The gods and goddesses of the pre-Christian Celtic peoples are known from a variety of sources, including ancient places of worship, statues, engravings, cult objects, and place or personal names. The
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
Epona, the Celtic goddess of horses and riding, lacked a direct Roman equivalent, and is therefore one of the most persistent distinctly Celtic deitie
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
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)
Detail of the antlered figure holding a torc and a ram-headed snake depicted on the 1st or 2nd century BC Gundestrup cauldron discovered in Jutland, D
Detail of the antlered figure holding a torc and a ram-headed snake depicted on the 1st or 2nd century BC Gundestrup cauldron discovered in Jutland, Denmark
Epona, 3rd century AD, from Freyming (Moselle), France (Musée Lorrain, Nancy)
Epona, 3rd century AD, from Freyming (Moselle), France (Musée Lorrain, Nancy)
Epona
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In Gallo-Roman religion, Epona was the goddess of horses and ponies. She was also a fertility and mother goddess, and was frequently depicted in art and sculptures either mounted on a horse, etc., or
Celtic deities
…Jupiter Poeninus, or Sulis Minerva. Unsyncretised theonyms are also widespread, particularly among goddesses such as Sulevia, Sirona, Rosmerta, and Epona. In all, several hundred names containing a Celtic element are attested in Gaul. The majority occur only once, which has led some scholars to conclude…
Epona surrounded by four foals in the stables of a circus, engraved from a lost wall panting in the Circus of Maxentius
Epona surrounded by four foals in the stables of a circus, engraved from a lost wall panting in the Circus of Maxentius
Epona, second or third century AD, from Contern, Luxembourg (Musée national d'art et d'histoire, Luxembourg City)
Epona, second or third century AD, from Contern, Luxembourg (Musée national d'art et d'histoire, Luxembourg City)
An altar to Epona dedicated by Claudius Maximus, governor of Upper Panniona (150-154 CE)
An altar to Epona dedicated by Claudius Maximus, governor of Upper Panniona (150-154 CE)