To that end, Grannus was typically linked to the hot springs and often worshipped in conjunction with Sirona — a Celtic goddess of healing.

Unsurprisingly, his cult centers were often focused on areas with thermal and mineral springs, with the most famous one pertaining to Aquae Granni , which was later known as Aachen — the royal center of the later Carolingian Empire under Charlemagne.

And it should be noted that Grannus was also regarded as a solar deity, thus symbolically linking his powers to that of the healing rays of the sun.

Beyond syncretism, there were also sole Celtic gods worshipped in the pantheon of the ancient Gallo-Roman religion and even Rome itself. Epona belonged to the rare second category.

And talking of depictions, most of the dedicatory inscriptions to Epona found by archaeologists were made in Latin as opposed to Celtic , thus suggesting her popularity in the Roman world.

In fact, with her aspect as the protector of horses, Epona was favored and venerated by the auxiliary cavalrymen of the Roman Empire, especially the renowned Imperial Horse Guards Equites Singulares Augusti , who were the cavalry counterparts to the Praetorian Guards.

Essentially, Eriu serves as the modern personification of Ireland. In the related narrative, when the Milesians invaded Ireland from Galicia, Eriu and her two sisters Banba and Fotla went forth and greeted the newcomers.

As a courtesy, the Milesians promised to name the land after her. The latter was associated with the supernatural, mystical world where fairies and gods lived.

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Camulos envisioned as a Celtic warrior. Uniquely for the Celtic goddesses, the Romans adopted her and erected a temple to her in Rome. Esus Hesus was a Gallic god named along with Taranis and Teutates.

Esus is linked with Mercury and Mars and rituals with human sacrifice. He may have been a woodcutter. Latobius was a Celtic god worshipped in Austria.

Latobius was a god of mountains and sky equated with the Roman Mars and Jupiter. Lenus was a Celtic healing god sometimes equated with the Celtic god Iovantucarus and the Roman god Mars who in this Celtic version was a healing god.

Lugh is a god of craftsmanship or a solar deity, also known as Lamfhada. Maponus was a Celtic god of music and poetry in Britain and France, sometimes associated with Apollo.

She may have been a mother goddess or historical. Morrigan is a Celtic goddess of war who hovered over the battlefield as a crow or raven.

She has been equated with Medh. Badb, Macha, and Nemain may have been aspects of her or she was part of a trinity of war goddesses, with Badb and Macha.

Well-known pre-Celtic Mother Goddess figure much like Dana. Probably a crone Goddess. Father of Lugh. Son of Diancecht. Husband of Ethne.

The waters in which she governed were believed to be especially useful in controlling seizures. She was probably once a regional mother earth Goddess, or Goddess of rebirth.

She symbolizes transcendent knowledge and transitions to the Otherworld. Most likely Roman in origin. She was also the Goddess of featherless flying creatures which may have symbolized some type of blockage to passing into the Otherworld.

She vowed never to sleep until she found a man who could create for her the most majestic poem ever penned. Goddess of summer flowers.

A Leinster fortress was named for her. Seen as a harvest, death and sacrificial God. It is thought human sacrifices were once made to him at Samhain.

They own a magical cauldron into which they would cast warriors killed in battle. God of death and rebirth, master of all trades, lord of perfect knowledge.

She could have been a derivative of the nearly forgotten Damona of Gaul. Ruled over the land of the dead. Possibly another version of the Druidess Dubh.

Protector of sacred spaces. Symbol was a silver fish, son of Gwydion and Arianrhod. She is viewed as spring personified.

In one legend, Eri was at the bank of a river when a man in a silver boat floated down to her on a beaming ray of the sun. Daughter of Brugh and Elcmar.

Thought to be a Goddess of love and beauty. A lake Goddess who is viewed in modern folklore as an evil water faery who lures swimmers to their death.

Ruler of wild beasts, forests, woodlands. She was only exempt from doing this when he went to war. Aunt of King Arthur. Represents the male principle of creation.

Represents the female principle of creation. Thought to be a minor sun God. A learned advisor and master of druidic magic, he possessed a cauldron that provided plenty, a massive club that granted life or death, and an enchanted harp that ordered the seasons.

She was portrayed both as a single entity and as three sisters who could issue terrifying prophecy and foretell the deaths of warriors and kings.

A proud warrior, he could fight back hordes of enemies with unmatched rage. It was from her that the tribe took its name. Little is known about Danu, though she may have some connection to the Danube River.

Other theories hold that she was a wind or earth goddess that looked after her nomadic tribe.