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Magla
A Gaulish Goddess: Chieftain
Magla is a Gaulish goddess known from an inscription found at Sisak, Croatia where she is named as the consort o Silvanus. Like her male counterpart, Magalus, she may have been a hunter goddess. |
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Gaul: Chieftain
Magla is a goddess known from an inscription at Sisak, Croatia where her consort is given as Silvanus. Her name is derived from the reconstructed proto-Celtic elements *maglo- (noble, chief) and the feminine ending -a thus she is the 'Chieftain' or 'leader'. He consort is given as Silvanus, the arboreal deity of hunting and Magla may well have been a hunter deity herself, a leader of the hunt in fact. In terms of her name she has a male cognate in Magalus. It must also be recalled that only under Roman influence did Celtic society gradually slide into patriarchy. There was noting in Celtic society or beliefs that prevented women from being leaders or druids.
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