Onomaris

Onomaris was a Galatian woman who is described in Tractatus De Mulieribus. According to that source, her people, suffering from scarcity and needed to flee their land, offering to obey anyone willing to lead them. When no man accepted the offer, Onomaris pooled their resources and led the emigration. She crossed the Ister and ruled over the land after defeating the local inhabitants in battle.[1] She is estimated to have lived at around the 4th century BC.[2] The name Onomaris appears to be a compound, with variants the "-maris" element appearing in several Celtic languages, meaning "great".[3] It may also mean "mountain ash",[4] or possibly "like a great mountain ash or rowan tree".[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ Gera, Deborah (1997). Warrior Women: The Anonymous Tractatus De Mulieribus. E.J. Brill, Leiden, the Netherlands. p. 10-11. ISBN 90-04-10665-0.
  2. ↑ Freedman, Phillip (2006). The Philosopher and the Druids: A Journey Among the Ancient Celts. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster. p. 115. ISBN 0-7432-8906-4.
  3. ↑ Celtic culture: a historical encyclopedia. Vol. 1-, Volume 2 edited by John T. Koch, p.1396
  4. ↑ "Terry Jones' Barbarians - Alan Ereira, Terry Jones". Books.google.com. 2009-05-27. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
  5. ↑ "Celt and Greek: Celts in the Hellenic World - Peter Berresford Ellis". Books.google.com. 1943-03-10. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
  6. ↑ "Celtic women: women in Celtic society and literature - Peter Berresford Ellis". Books.google.com. 1943-03-10. Retrieved 2015-07-10.


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