Matronae Aufaniae

The Aufanian Matronae (detail) from the Gallo-Roman temple site at Görresburg, Nettersheim (Rheinisches Landesmuseum Bonn)

The Matronae Aufaniae (or Matres Aufaniae or Deae Aufaniae) were one name for Celtic mother goddesses (Matronae) worshipped throughout Celtic Europe. They are known only from inscriptions and reliefs and they appear to have been found mainly in the German Rhineland.

B. H. Stolte, Die religiösen Verhältnisse in Niedergermanien. In: Wolfgang Haase (Hrsg.): Aufstieg und Niedergang der römischen Welt. Bd. II 18, 1: Religion (Heidentum. Die religiösen Verhältnisse in den Provinzen). de Gruyter, Berlin/New York 1986, ISBN 3-11-010050-9, S. 591–671.
Miranda J. Green, The Celtic World. Routledge, 1996
Wolfgang Spickermann, Germania Inferior. (= Religionsgeschichte des römischen Germanien. Bd. 2). Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen 2008, ISBN 978-3-16-149381-2.

Celtic mythology series

Ancient deities of Gaul, Britain and Gallaecia by region

Supra-regional	Alaunus Alisanos Andarta Anextiomarus Artio Aveta Belenus Belisama Borvo Brigantia Camulus Cernunnos Cicolluis Cissonius Condatis Damona Dis Pater Epona Erecura Esus Genii Cucullati Grannus Ialonus Contrebis Lenus Litavis Loucetios Lugus Maponos Matres Matrona Mogons Nantosuelta Ogmios Rosmerta Segomo Sirona Sucellus Suleviae Taranis Toutatis Virotutis Visucius

Britannia	Abandinus Alaisiagae Ancasta Andraste Belatucadros Britannia Cocidius Coventina Iouga Latis Nodens Ricagambeda Satiada Senuna Sulis Vinotonus Verbeia Veteris

Gallia Aquitania	Abellio Fagus

Gallia Belgica	Abnoba Ancamna Arduinna Arvernus Icovellauna Inciona Intarabus Iovantucarus Ritona Veraudunus Vindonnus Vosegus Xulsigiae

Gallia Celtica	Anvallus Atepomarus Bricta Icaunis Luxovius Nemetona Moritasgus Mullo Naria Robor Sequana Souconna Smertrios Telo

Gallia Cisalpina	Ambisagrus

Gallia Narbonensis	Artaius Buxenus Cathubodua Lero et Lerina Nemausus Rudianos

Germania Inferior	Matronae Aufaniae Gebrinius Nehalennia

Gallaecia	Bandua Endovelicus Nabia Reue

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Matronae Aufaniae

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