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In Celtic mythology, Dea Matrona ("divine mother goddess") was the goddess who gives her name to the river Marne (ancient ''Matrŏna''〔Ancient authors referring to the river Marne as ''Matrona'' include Julius Caesar, Ammianus Marcellinus, Ausonius and Sidonius Apollinaris. 〕) in Gaul. The Gaulish theonym ''Mātr-on-ā'' signifies "great mother", and the goddess of the Marne has been interpreted to be a mother goddess.〔〔Cf. 〕 Many Gaulish religious images—including inexpensive terracottas mass-produced for use in household shrines—depict mother goddesses nursing babies and/or holding fruits, other foods, or small dogs in their laps. In many areas, such ''Matronae'' were depicted in groups of three (or sometimes two) (see Matres and Matronae for the triads of mother-goddesses well attested throughout northern Europe). The name of Welsh mythological figure Modron, mother of Mabon is derived from the same etymon. By analogy, Dea Matrona may conceivably have been considered the mother of the Gaulish Maponos. ==See also== * Aveta, another Gallic mother-goddess * Matres and Matronae * Modron * Triple deities 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dea Matrona」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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