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Matrona
Matrona [divine mother]. Gaulish mother-goddess who gives her name to the Marne River of eastern France; a shrine to ‘Dea Matrona’ survives from near the river's source. While she appears here singly, triads of mother-goddesses, Matronae, appear in eastern Gaul in what is today the German Rhineland. Often thought to have contributed to the Welsh Modron. See also MATRES.
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JAMES MacKILLOP. "Matrona." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES MacKILLOP. "Matrona." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Matrona.html JAMES MacKILLOP. "Matrona." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Matrona.html |
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Matrona
Matrona ♀ (Russian) From Late Latin Matrona ‘lady’; the name of various early saints martyred for their faith.
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Matrona." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Matrona." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Matrona.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Matrona." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Matrona.html |
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