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Definition of Epona
1. Noun. (possibly Roman mythology) Celtic goddess of horses and mules and asses.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Epona
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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