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Goddess Eostre Or Ostara

 


 

 

Eostre, also known as Ostara:

To the Saxon and Germanic tribes, she was the goddess of spring.

Eostre is typically portrayed as a teenage girl or a curvy young lady, symbolizing the start of spring and the ripeness contained inside.

Her name is derived from the old word eastre, which means spring.

Eostre's celebration, when she was celebrated as a fertility goddess with decorated eggs and delicious delicacies, inspired the Christian feast Easter.



Goddess Erce

  


 

Goddess of the Earth in Anglo-Saxon mythology.

Erce is the feminine personification of the Wheel of the Year, or seasonal cycles, and is known as "Earth as Lady." 

Her name may be sung as an invocation to the soil, and she is revered as the Triple Goddess.



Goddess Epona

 


 

 

The goddess of horses in Celtic and Saxon mythology.

Epona was worshipped across Gaul and Britain, and her cult even reached Rome and a few Germanic tribes.

She is mainly venerated by people whose livelihoods are dependent on horses, cattle, and hounds as a guardian of these creatures.

Shrines with whips, harnesses, or baskets of fruit representing Epona were maintained in stables and houses.

She is typically portrayed on a throne surrounded by mares or hounds in ancient art.