Modron
deity earth Celtic single tradition · 4
Modron is a mother goddess figure in Celtic and Germanic traditions. Her name derives from the word for mother and she is associated with maternal protection and divine motherhood.
↻ synthesized from 4 sources
When
- First attested
- 500 CE
- Attested period
- 500 – 1500
- Historical notes
- Appears in Middle Welsh narrative, the Mabinogion.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Suleviae, Maponos, Mabon son of Mellt, Mabonagrain, Nehalennia, Matrikas, Dea Matrona, Dís, Idis, Mabuz
- parent of
- Mabon
- aspect of
- Matrona
- has aspect
- Matrona
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (4)
Source passages
“Modron”
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“Maponos surfaces in the Middle Welsh narrative, the Mabinogion, as Mabon, son of Modron who is herself the continuation of Gaulish Matrona (“Matronly Spirit”).”
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