Nehalennia (Nenhellenia) is a Gaulish goddess known from sixty inscriptions found in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands (where the vast majority occur). She seems to have beena Celto-Germanic mother goddess, a protectress of sailing vessels and ‘hearth and home’.

2023年4月10日 · Not all historians agree on Nehalennia’s Celtic origin story, but all believe she is a water deity.

Nehalennia, the Celtic-Germanic goddess, played a significant role during the Roman-Celtic era. She became assimilated into the Matres/Matronae cult, a group of Roman-Celtic triple goddesses, and took on the responsibilities of protecting travelers and sailors.

2019年8月11日 · Nehalennia is an almost-forgotten Goddess, unrecorded in the Eddas or Celtic myth. She was widely worshiped for five hundred years on the coast of the North Sea, and recently Her worship has come...

The fruit, plants, and cornucopiae that consistently appear on Nehalennia’s altars strongly suggest that Nehalennia was a goddess who gave fertility and abundance. The dog could be a hunting dog, but it may imply something else: dogs are associated with death and the journey of the dead.

Nehalennia is known from more than 160 votive altars, which were almost all discovered in the Dutch province of Zeeland. (Two altars were discovered in Cologne , the capital of Germania Inferior .) All of them can be dated to the second and early third centuries CE.

2014年8月21日 · In 1645, storms ravaging Domberg in the Dutch coastal province of Zeeland uncovered the remains of a significant Roman-era temple sacred to the hitherto unknown goddesss Nehalennia, whose name and image was inscribed on multiple dedicatory altar-stelae.

2024年7月24日 · The Nehalennia Temple on Colijnsplaat in the Netherlands is a remarkable archaeological site that provides a glimpse into the religious practices of the ancient Germanic tribes during the Roman period.

2019年8月30日 · The Oracle of Nehalennia is a 33-card deck featuring square cards on a nice, thick cardstock. Each illustration is contained within a different colored shell and Celtic knot decor, which pulls...

Nehalennia, a goddess whose name drifts like sea foam across the sands of time, is a figure steeped in the mysteries of the North Sea’s turbulent waters. Worshipped by the ancient people of what is now the Netherlands, she presided over the maritime crossroads of trade and peril, where the Schelde River meets the cold, unpredictable tides of ...

Nehalennia transports the souls of the dead across the waters to the Isles of the Blessed. She helps souls to pass from one state to another; from the physical world to the spiritual world and therefore She connects us to women’s mysteries, bringing children into the world from the waters of their mother’s womb, bringing the spiritual into ...

Attestation: With over 160 votive altars found in the Dutch province of Zeeland near the northern seas, Nehalennia is a well attested, but not quite a well known Goddess. Many of these altars, but possibly not all, may have been erected to commemorate safe passage through the …

Nehalennia, a Romano-Celtic goddess revered in the Netherlands, was the patron of seafarers and the tribal deity of the Morini. Often depicted on a ship's prow with nautical symbols, she also held a cornucopia or fruit basket, highlighting her role as a fertility goddess.

2024年12月14日 · Nehalennia is a fascinating figure within the realm of Norse mythology. Although she is often overshadowed by more prominent deities, her significance is evident in the artifacts and historical texts that mention her.

2017年11月13日 · Nehalennia is depicted as a youthful woman wearing distinctive clothing (small round hat; short shoulder-length cape). She is portrayed with a dog that gazes up at her or touches her knee with his nose.

2022年5月15日 · The goddess Nehalennia was worshipped in ancient Roman times by the people of the Schelde delta; what is now Zeeland in the Netherlands. She is always depicted with a basket of fruit and/or loaves, and a dog. Nobody knows why.

4 天之前 · Nehalennia was a Germanic and possibly continental Celtic sea goddess who protected voyagers.

Nehalennia Facts and Figures. Name: Nehalennia Pronunciation: Coming soon Alternative names: Gender: Female Type: Goddess Celebration or Feast Day: Unknown at present. Role: In charge of: Abundance Area of expertise: Abundance. Good/Evil Rating: Unknown at present Popularity index: 4433

The goddess Nehalennia is known principally from two sanctuaries in Zeeland that have been dated to the late second and early third centuries. Variously explained as a Celtic or Germanic theonym, Nehalennia may best be understood in terms of the

This article, written in 2017, was the result of my search for the possible worship of the Dutch Goddess Nehalennia on the other side of the North Sea, in England. I limited my search to the coastal area of Kent, but I discovered some interesting