Definition of Epona

1. Noun. (possibly Roman mythology) Celtic goddess of horses and mules and asses.

Category relationships: Roman Mythology
Generic synonyms: Celtic Deity

Lexicographical Neighbors of Epona

Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Titus
Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Colossians
Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians
Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Galatians
Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Philippians
Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Romans
Epistle to Philemon
Epistle to Titus
Epistle to the Colossians
Epistle to the Ephesians
Epistle to the Galatians
Epistle to the Hebrews
Epistle to the Philippians
Epistle to the Romans
Epithelial membrane antigen
Epona
Epsilon Aurigae
Epsilon Pegasi
Epsom salts
Epstein
Epstein's disease
Epstein's pearls
Epstein's sign
Epstein's symptom
Epstein-Barr virus
Eptesicus
Eptesicus fuscus
Eptesicus serotinus
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Literary usage of Epona

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Mythology of All Races by John Arnott MacCulloch, Louis Herbert Gray (1918)
"... or their anthropomorphic representations—the horse, swine, stag, bull, serpent, bear, and various birds. There was a horse-goddess epona, a horse-god ..."

2. The Roman Wall: A Historical, Topographical, and Descriptive Account of the by John Collingwood Bruce (1851)
"epona, to whom the next altar is dedicated, was the protectress of horses ; images of her were to be seen in most stables. Juvenal's dandy jockey swore by ..."

3. New Tales of Old Rome by Rodolfo Amedeo Lanciani (1901)
"Some bear dedications to the Emperor commander-in-chief, as, for instance: " To the Genius of our Emperor Antoninus Pius. The Thracians A statuette of epona ..."

4. The Archaeological Journal by British Archaeological Association (1899)
"Transactions of the Societas Aeliana at , l For epona compare ... epona mit Pferden, die Unke obere ..."

5. Thirteen Satires of Juvenal by Juvenal, John Eyton Bickersteth Mayor (1878)
"Walz ib. VIH 129 eeq. Schwegler i 696 1. epona has the p as ... FACIES rude representations of epona and other gods painted on the stalls. ..."

6. Travels Through Germany, Bohemia, Hungary, Switzerland, Italy and Lorrain by Johann Georg Keyssler (1756)
"... epona was a city of Languedoc, and, as appears, not far from Sf. Maurice in Velay, where in the year 517 a council was held. ..."

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