Epona

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Epona
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Epona
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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. She and her horses might also have been leaders of the soul in the after-life ride, with parallels in Rhiannon of the Mabinogion. The worship of Epona, "the sole Celtic divinity ultimately worshipped in Rome itself", as the patroness of cavalry, was widespread in the Roman Empire between the first and third centuries AD; this is unusual for a Celtic deity, most of whom were associated with specific localities." - (en.wikipedia.org 13.01.2020)
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  • Relief der Epona

    Relief der Epona

    Das Bildnis der gallischen...

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    Image: Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier - CC BY-NC-SA

  • Relief der thronenden Göttin Epona

    Relief der thronenden Göttin Epona

    Die keltische Pferdegöttin...

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    Image: Landesmuseum Württemberg, Stuttgart - CC BY-SA

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