Agrona

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In Celtic mythology, Agrona was a goddess of strife and war worshipped in Britain. The river Aeron in Wales comes from her name.

[edit] Etymology

This theonym appears to be derived from Proto-Celtic *Agronā. The name literally means "carnage" (q.v. [1] [2] [3]).


[edit] 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

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