Epona
Gaulish · deity · mythic · deity
Gaulish horse goddess of protection and sovereignty, adopted by the Roman cavalry; the only Celtic deity with an official feast day at Rome.
Domains
Powers
- Protect horses, mares, foals and their riders
Epithets
Relations
Sources
- 200+ Epona inscriptions; Roman feast 18 December; cavalry dedications on the Rhine
- Gaulish epos 'horse'; M. Euskirchen, Epona (1993)
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