Epona, pronounced EyPONEah, a panCeltic (Gallic) horse goddess worshiped from around 400BC and earlier until around the time of Christianization in circa 400AD is called the Horse goddess or Divine Mare. Also referred to as the Great Mare or Mare Goddess, Epona, is one of the most well known deities in the Celtic pantheon and possibly the only Celtic goddess to have been worshiped in Rome. While she is believed to have originated in Alesia in Gaul her worship spread widely spanning
Because of this adoption by the Roman state, there are very clear and well-preserved images of her, always with a horse or pair of horses, and often with a cornucopia or other symbol of abundance. Despite this preservation, the only narrative tied to Epona is through a Welsh supernatural figure who is likely derived from her, Rhiannon. Rhiannon’s appearance in the mythos is in the Mabinogi, the earliest written record of the stories of Britain written in approximately the fourteenth century. In this
Before the time of Christianity, Paganism was the world’s primary religion. Paganism holds many branches of Polytheistic religions that were practiced all around the world. Polytheism is the belief in multiple gods and goddesses, each one having a specific element to rule over. In the time of the Celts, religion was a very important thing; they turned to it for whatever they needed and prayed to the god or goddess that could grant them what they wanted. The Celtic form of paganism was a nature based
Poseidon with Medusa the Gorgon fathered Pegasus, the winged horse. When the Greek hero, Perseus, cut off Medusa’s head, Pegasus spran... ... middle of paper ... ...t off the horn and left the body for the hunters and dogs. Works Cited Epona. Encyclopedia Mythica. Retrieved March 11, 2010, from Encyclopedia Mythica Online. Poseidon. Encyclopedia Mythica. Retrieved March 11, 2010, from Encyclopedia Mythica Online. Pegasus. Encyclopedia Mythica. Retrieved March 11, 2010, from Encyclopedia
Hateno Fort, the last bastion against the horde of Ganon’s creations and the Hylian rule. A fabled battle had taken place there, and legends tell of the hero who gave his life to defend the Princess. Link hated the place. It was raining, drizzling really, and he stepped carefully around guardian remains, grabbing the odd bolt or two from the undersides of the automatons. He wandered on foot, his horse, Nocturne, following loyally behind him, reins in hand. Her breath was warm against his hair
Ancient Celtic society was a little bit different from those of today. They were governed by a council of nobles; the king was not the law maker, but rather law applier. Their religion and believes also differ from those of today. They had a polytheistic religion which included the existence of more than one divine-being just like Greek or Norse mythology. Women were prominent in the society, they had more rights than that time Roman and Greek women did. They lived on better conditions than most
With two narrators experiencing different facets of island life, the reader is able to encounter a fully realized fictional world that feels physically present to them. Not only does the reader encounter a swath of characters via the two narrators’ interactions, there is a great deal of motor resonance that occurs based on the transitive movement descriptions surrounding both Puck and Sean’s experience of riding the capaill uisce, the water horses, who come out of the sea to visit the island of Thisby
The Role of Religion in Roman Society Throughout the history of Rome, from the monarchy to the late empire, religion had played a great role in it's society and was involved in almost every aspect of the life of the Roman citizen. It was common for each house to have it's own patron god/gods and ,on special occasions, the head of the house would make a sacrifice to the personal gods of the family. Also, great festivals were usually held in honor of certain gods and would include spectacles like