Stela of the Gallic Goddess Epona, 3rd C. CE, from Freyming (Moselle), France.
"The first type of representation, found in north-eastern Gaul and in the Rhine region, shows the Goddess seated on a mare, sometimes accompanied by a foal. Carried by a horse, she can act as a funerary symbol: on some steles, it is clear that she evokes the journey of the soul to the underworld (the representation of a woman to symbolize the soul of the deceased is consistent with folklore of ancient religions)."
-taken from Ancient.eu
-taken from Ancient.eu
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| Stela of the Gallic Goddess Epona, 3rd C. CE, from Freyming (Moselle), France. |
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