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Epona is a Pan-Celtic Goddess to whom inscriptions and dedications are found throughout Europe. She is depicted either riding on a horse or else seated with horses about her or with foals eating from her lap. She was the only Celtic deity officially venerated in Rome, her feast day being celebrated between the festivals of Consualia (15 Dec) and Opalia (19 Dec) when the deities of the deep earth were honoured. On this day, draft animals such as horses, oxen and donkeys were rested. Epona is the matron of the life's circuit from cradle to grave and beyond, often depicted holding a napkin which starts the race and the key which opens the gates of the underworld.
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