Maponos
Celtic deity
Also known as: Mabon, Mac ind Óg, Oenghus
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place in ancient European religions
- In Celtic religion: The Celtic gods
Maponos (“Divine Son” or “Divine Youth”) is attested in Gaul but occurs mainly in northern Britain. He appears in medieval Welsh literature as Mabon, son of Modron (that is, of Matrona, “Divine Mother”), and he evidently figured in a myth of the infant god carried…
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