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[Gaulish, powerful bear (?)]

A Gaulish goddess whose name was invoked in inscriptions found at Berne, Switzerland, as well as in southern France; she may be a counterpart of Artio.

In Celtic polytheism, Andarta was a warrior goddess worshipped in southern Gaul. Inscriptions to her have been found in southern France and in Berne, Switzerland.[1] She may be related to the goddess Andate, identified with Victory in Britain according to Roman historian Cassius Dio.[2] Like the similar goddess Artio, she may have been associated with the bear.[1]

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  1. ^ a b McKillop, James (1998), "Andarta" (Subscription or UK public library membership required), A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology (online ed.), Oxford University Press, http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/ENTRY.html?subview=Main&entry=t70.e194, retrieved 7 August 2011 
  2. ^ Cassius Dio, Bill Thayer, http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Cassius_Dio/62*.html, retrieved 7 August 2011 
Bibliography
  • MacKillop, James (1998), Dictionary of Celtic Mythology, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-280120-1 



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