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Cathubodua
A Gaulish Goddess, also known as Cathubodva, Catubodua: Battle Raven
Cathubodua (Cathubodva, Catubodua) is a Gaulish goddess known from a single inscription found at Mieussy, France and though nothing survives of her attributes the goddess' name does very closely parallel that of the Irish goddess Badb, indicating that Cathubodua was a battle goddess, perhaps a warrior aspect of a now lost triple goddess. |
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Gaul: Battle Raven
Cathubodua is known from a Gaulish inscription found at Mieussy, Haut-Savoie, France (CIL XII 2571 which reads: [C]athuboduae Aug(ustae) Servilia Teren/tia v(otum) s(olvit) l(ibens) m(erito)). The name is derived from the Celtic components cat and badh and means 'Battle Raven'.
It is interesting that the name Cathubodua closely parallels the name of the Irish Goddess Badb sometimes known as Badb Catha ('Battle Raven') who is an element of the tripple Mórrígan and is derived from the proto-Celtic elements katu- (battle) and bodwo- (crow). Thus Cathubodua might be a Gaulish remnant of a triple raven goddes, now lost to us, involved with war, fertility and sexuality.
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