A tutelary goddess. A Romano-Celtic goddess who was often associated with the Roman goddess Minerva (Athena). During the reign of Claudius Caesar, the Romans conquered Britain in AD 43, and they named the new province after the goddess Britannia.
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Brigantia was the tribal goddess of the Brigantes, the British Celts living in the large region named after her, in northern England. The Romans identified Brigantia with Minerva (Athena). Brigantia was a popular goddess, and she was worshipped an...
All of the British deities listed here come from the Romano-Celtic pantheon. The deities found here belong to the period when Britain was a province of the Roman Empire. Like the page on the Gallic Deities , these Celtic deities were sometimes ado...
Minerva in Roman Mythology Minerva, goddess of wisdom in Roman mythology, was one of the most important goddesses in the state of Rome. She was also considered the goddess of craftsmanship, art, intelligence, inspiration, and philosophy. In later ...
Minerva was probably a goddess of Etruscan origin. Minerva was the goddess of art and crafts. It was only when Minerva was equated with the Greek goddess Athena that she became the goddess of war and victory. An Etruscan equivalent to Minerva was ...
Andrasta (Andraste) was the Romano-Celtic goddess of war. Her name means the "Invincible One". Andrasta was a patron goddess of the Iceni tribe. It was said that Boudicca, the British warrior queen, prayed to Andrasta before going into battle agai...
Goddess of healing springs. Sulis is actually a Latin name for the British goddess. The Romans identified her as the Gaulish Minerva , and she was known as Sulis Minerva. Her city was named after her as Aquae Sulis, which is modern Bath. Because o...
A tutelary goddess of the river and spring. The river was named after Coventina and was also worshipped by the Romans. Her sacred spring was at Brocolitia (Carrawburgh), a Roman fort on Hadrian's wall. Here, votive offerings were made to the godde...
Brigindo was the Gallic goddess, also called Brigandu. She was a popular goddess throughout the Celtic world. Brigindo was the goddess of arts, crafts, fertility, and possibly of war. Her name meant "Exalted One" or "High One". Imbolc was a pagan ...
Goddess of rivers and fords. Ritona was a Romano-Celtic goddess associated with the Treveri tribe. Inscriptions are found in this region.
Goddess of art and war. The Roman goddess Minerva was probably derived from Menrva. Many of Menrva's attributes were derived from Athena , but she was also different from the Greek goddess. Where Athena was essentially a virgin goddess, Menrva was...