In Celtic mythology, Dea Matrona ("divine mother goddess") was the goddess of the river Marne in Gaul. Celtic mythology is the Mythology of Celtic polytheism, apparently the Religion of the Iron Age Celts Like other Iron Age A goddess is a Female Deity. Many Cultures have goddesses Often deities are part of a polytheistic system that includes several deities The Marne is a River in France, a right Tributary of the Seine in the area east and southeast of Paris. Gaul (Gallia was the Roman name for the region of Western Europe comprising present day northern Italy, France, Belgium, western
In many areas she was worshipped as a triple goddess, and known as Deae Matres (or Deae Matronae), with a wider sphere of believed influence. In ancient Indo-European mythologies various Goddesses or demi-goddesses appear as a triad, either as three separate beings This triadic deity is well attested throughout northern Europe (more generally as the Matres or Matrones), not just in Celtic areas, and was similar to the Fates, Furies, Norns, and other such figures. In Greek mythology the Erinyes (Ἐρινύες pl of Ἐρινύς lit The Norns ( Old Norse: norn, plural nornir) are a kind of Dísir, numerous female beings who rule the fates of the various races of Norse
The Gaulish theonym Mātr-on-ā is interpreted to mean "great mother". Gaulish or Gallic is the name given to the Celtic language that was spoken in Gaul before the Vulgar Latin of the late Roman Empire became The name of Welsh mythological figure Modron, mother of Mabon is derived from the same etymon. In Welsh mythology, Modron ("divine mother" was a daughter of Avalloc, derived from the Gaulish Goddess Matrona. In Welsh mythology, Mabon ("divine son" was the son of Modron ("divine mother" By analogy, Dea Matrona may conceivably have been the mother of the Gaulish Maponos. In ancient Celtic religion, Maponos or Maponus ("divine son" was a god of youth known mainly in northern Britain but also in Gaul.
See also
- Matres (Matronae)
- Modron
- Triple deities
References
- Beck, Jane (1970). In Welsh mythology, Modron ("divine mother" was a daughter of Avalloc, derived from the Gaulish Goddess Matrona. Triple deities, legendary persons deities and mythological creatures (sometimes referred to as tripled triplicate tripartite triune or triadic are common throughout world Mythology "The White Lady of Great Britain and Ireland. " Folklore 81:4.
- Loomis, Roger (1945). "Morgain La Fee and the Celtic Goddesses. " Speculum. 20:2.
- Meier, Bernhard (1998). Dictionary of Celtic Religion and Culture. Cyril Edwards, trans. Woodbridge: Boydell and Brewer.
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