In Celtic mythology, Ancamna was a water goddess worshipped in Gaul and Britain. She was the consort of Smertios. With reference to the University of Wales’ Proto-Celtic lexicon ( http://www.wales.ac.uk/documents/external/cawcs/pcl-moe.pdf ), the name of this deity seems to be derived from the Proto-Celtic word *Ank-ab(o)nā, apparently meaning ‘Crooked River’. A Celtic cross incorporating the Celtic knotwork motif associated with Celtic cultures Like other Iron Age Europeans, the early Celts maintained a polytheistic mythology and religious structure. ... Gallia (in English Gaul) is the Latin name for the region of western Europe occupied by present-day France, Belgium, western Switzerland and the parts of the Netherlands and Germany on the west bank of the Rhine river. ... In Celtic mythology, Smertios or Smertrius was a god of war particularly worshipped in Gaul. ...