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Damona
In Gallo-Roman religion, Damona was a goddess worshipped in Gaul as the consort of Apollo Borvo and of Apollo Moritasgus. Name The theonym ''Damona'' is a derivative of the Proto-Celtic stem ''*damo-'', meaning 'bull' or 'deer' (cf. Old Irish ''dam'' 'bull, deer'; also *''damato''- > Middle Welsh ''dafad'' 'sheep', Old Cornish ''dauat'' 'ewe'), itself from Proto-Indo-European *''dmh2o''- ('the tamed one'). The Latin noun ''damma'', which is the source of French ''daim'' ('roe'), is probably a loanword from Gaulish. The root ''*dmh2-'' is also presumably reflected in the British tribal name ''Demetae'', interpreted as meaning 'Tamers'. Cult Damona and Bormana have been described as the patron deities of the hot springs at Bourbonne-les-Bains and Saint-Vulbas, respectively. Some seventeen inscriptions dedicated to Damona have been recovered, including nine from Bourbonne-les-Bains and four from Bourbon-Lancy, both spa towns in eastern France. In one inscription from Saintes, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borvo
Borvo or Bormo (Gaulish: *''Borwō'', ''Bormō'') was an ancient Celtic god of healing springs worshipped in Gauls and Gallaecia., s.v. ''Borvo''. He was sometimes identified with the Graeco-Roman god Apollo, although his cult had preserved a high degree of autonomy during the Roman period. Name The Gaulish theonym ''Boruō'' means 'hot spring', 'warm source'. It stems from the Proto-Celtic verbal root *''berw''- ('boil, brew'; cf. Old Irish ''berbaid'', Middle Welsh ''berwi''), itself from Proto-Indo-European *''bʰerw''- ('boil, brew'; cf. Latin ''ferueō'' 'to be intensely hot, boil', Sanskrit ''bhurváni'' 'agitated, wild'). The ''Bhearú'' river (River Barrow) in Ireland has also been linked to this Celtic root. An apophonic variant *''bʰreh₁w''- gave rise to various Indo-European words for 'source, spring', including the Greek ''phréar'' (φρέαρ), Armenian ''ałbiwr'', Germanic *''brunnōn'', and Latin '' Furrina'' (''*Frūrina''). The variant ''Bormō'' could ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moritasgus
Moritasgus is a Gaulish language, Celtic epithet for a healing god found in four epigraphy, inscriptions at Alesia (city), Alesia. In two inscriptions, he is interpretatio romana, identified with the Greco-Roman god Apollo. His hieros gamos, consort was the goddess Damona. Etymology The name ''Moritasgus'', shared by a 1st-century BC ruler of the Senones, has been analyzed variously. It probably means "Great Badger" or "Sea Badger." The European badger produced a secretion used in Gaulish medicaments, hence a possible connection with a healing god. Shrine in Alesia (city), Alesia Alesia was an oppidum of the Celts, Celtic Mandubii in present-day Burgundy (region), Burgundy. A dedication to the gods alludes to the presence of a shrine at the curative spring, where sick pilgrims could bathe in a sacred pool. The sanctuary itself, located near the eastern gate of the town just outside the city wall, was impressive, with baths and a temple. In addition, there were porticoes, where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gallo-Roman Religion
Gallo-Roman religion is a fusion of the traditional religious practices of the Gauls, who were originally Celtic speakers, and the Roman and Hellenistic religions introduced to the region under Roman Imperial rule. It was the result of selective acculturation. Deities In some cases, Gaulish deity names were used as epithets for Roman deities, and vice versa, as with Lenus Mars or Jupiter Poeninus. In other cases, Roman gods were given Gaulish female partners – for example, Mercury was paired with Rosmerta and Sirona was partnered with Apollo. In at least one case – that of the equine goddess Epona – a native Celtic goddess was also adopted by Romans. The Jupiter Column was a distinctive type of religious monument from Roman Gaul and Germania, combining an equestrian Jupiter overcoming a giant (or sometimes Jupiter enthroned) with panels depicting many other deities. Eastern mystery religions penetrated Gaul early on. These included the cults of Orpheus, Mithras, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bourbonne-les-Bains
Bourbonne-les-Bains () is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France in the region Grand Est. INSEE It is situated on the river , 32 km north-east of . Population Spa Bourbonne is a health resort due to s. These[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaulish Goddesses
Gaulish was an ancient Celtic language spoken in parts of Continental Europe before and during the period of the Roman Empire. In the narrow sense, Gaulish was the language of the Celts of Gaul (now France, Luxembourg, Belgium, most of Switzerland, Northern Italy, as well as the parts of the Netherlands and Germany on the west bank of the Rhine). In a wider sense, it also comprises varieties of Celtic that were spoken across much of central Europe (" Noric"), parts of the Balkans, and Anatolia (" Galatian"), which are thought to have been closely related. The more divergent Lepontic of Northern Italy has also sometimes been subsumed under Gaulish. Together with Lepontic and the Celtiberian spoken in the Iberian Peninsula, Gaulish helps form the geographic group of Continental Celtic languages. The precise linguistic relationships among them, as well as between them and the modern Insular Celtic languages, are uncertain and a matter of ongoing debate because of their sparse att ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animal Goddesses
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Rivières, Charente
Rivières (; oc, Rivieras) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.http://www.rivieres16.fr/ Municipality website The names originate from the 2 rivers crossing the municipality: La Tardoire and le Bandiat. Population See also *Communes of the Charente department The following is a list of the 364 communes of the Charente department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Charente {{Charente-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alesia (city)
Alesia was the capital of the Mandubii, one of the Gallic tribes allied with the Aedui. The Celtic ''oppidum'' was conquered by Julius Caesar during the Gallic Wars and afterwards became a Gallo-Roman town. Modern understanding of its location was controversial for a long time; however, it is now thought to have been located on Mont-Auxois, near Alise-Sainte-Reine in Burgundy, France. History Battle of Alesia Alesia is best known for being the site of the decisive Battle of Alesia in 52 BC that marked the defeat of the Gauls under Vercingetorix by the Romans under Julius Caesar. Caesar described the battle in detail in his ''Commentarii de Bello Gallico'' (Book VII, 69–90). The battle's outcome determined the fate of all of Gaul: in winning the battle, the Romans won both the Gallic Wars and dominion over Gaul. The enormous measures taken during the battle were impressive: in only six weeks, Caesar's troops built a ring of fortifications long ('' circumvallation'') arou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saintes, Charente-Maritime
Saintes (; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Sénte'') is a commune and historic town in western France, in the Charente-Maritime department of which it is a sub-prefecture, in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Its inhabitants are called ''Saintaises'' and ''Saintais''. Saintes is the second-largest city in Charente-Maritime, with inhabitants in 2008. The city's immediate surroundings form the second-most populous metropolitan area in the department, with inhabitants. While a majority of the surrounding landscape consists of fertile, productive fields, a significant minority of the region remains forested, its natural state. In Roman times, Saintes was known as '' Mediolanum Santonum''. During much of its history, the name of the city was spelled Xaintes or Xainctes. Primarily built on the left bank of the Charente, Saintes became the first Roman capital of Aquitaine. Later it was designated as the capital of the province of Saintonge under the Ancien Régime. Following the French Revolution, it b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Due to its several coastal territories, France has the largest exclusive economic zone in the world. France borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, and Spain in continental Europe, as well as the Netherlands, Suriname, and Brazil in the Americas via its overseas territories in French Guiana and Saint Martin. Its eighteen integral regions (five of which are overseas) span a combined area of and contain clos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bourbon-Lancy
Bourbon-Lancy is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. It is a rural town on the river Loire with a walled medieval area on the dominant hill. It has an authentic medieval belfry, wooden frame houses and fortifications which date from 1495. Geography The commune is located primarily on the right bank of the Loire, the river running through the far west corner of its territory. History Situated in Burgundy on the road from Paris to Lyon, and on the Loire River, the city's history spans well over 2000 years. Bourbon-Lancy is a spa town with thermal springs which have been known since Roman times, when it was known as ''Aquae Bormonis'' and enjoyed great prosperity. In the Middle Ages, Bourbon-Lancy was an important stronghold and a fief of the Bourbon family, and its suffix is derived from the name of a member of the family. Cardinal Richelieu, Madame de Sévigné, James II of England, Catherine de Medici and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bormana
Bormana was a Celtic goddess, the female equivalent of the god Borvo (Bormanus). Bormana was worshipped alongside Bormanus as his consort. The pair of them were, for example, worshipped at Die (Drôme) in the south of France. The goddess also occurred independently at Saint-Vulbas (Ain Ain (, ; frp, En) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. Named after the Ain river, it is bordered by the Saône and Rhône rivers. Ain is located on the country's eastern edge, on the Swiss border, where ...). Bormana was considered a goddess of water and healing. References * Dictionary of Celtic Myth and Legend. Miranda Green. Thames and Hudson Ltd. London. 1997 Gaulish goddesses Water goddesses Health goddesses {{Celt-myth-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
