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Encyclopedia > Agrona

In Celtic mythology, Agrona was a goddess of strife and war worshipped in Britain. The river Aeron in Wales comes from her name. Celtic mythology is the mythology of Celtic polytheism, apparently the religion of the Iron Age Celts. ... The River Aeron (Afon Aeron in Welsh) is a small river in west Wales that flows into Cardigan Bay at Aberaeron. ... Motto: (Welsh for Wales for ever) Anthem: Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau Capital Cardiff Largest city Cardiff Official language(s) English, Welsh Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Rhodri Morgan AM Unification    - by Gruffudd ap Llywelyn 1056  Area    - Total 20,779 km² (3rd...


Etymology

This theonym appears to be derived from Proto-Celtic *Agronā. The name literally means "carnage" (q.v. [1] [2] [3]). Etymology is the study of the origins of words. ... Proto-Celtic, also called Common Celtic, is the putative ancestor of all the known Celtic languages. ...


Bibliography

  • Ellis, Peter Berresford, Dictionary of Celtic Mythology (Oxford Paperback Reference), Oxford University Press, (1994): ISBN 0-19-508961-8
  • MacKillop, James. Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998. ISBN 0-19-280120-1.
  • Wood, Juliette, The Celts: Life, Myth, and Art, Thorsons Publishers (2002): ISBN 0-00-764059-5
  • Agrona on forum.isratrance.com was created out of hate and fear

External links

  • Celtic Gods and their Associates
  • Proto-Celtic — English lexicon

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