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Rumanehae
The Gaulish Mother Goddesses: The Roman Mothes
Rumenanehae (Rumanehis) are Gaulish Mother Goddesses known from a collection of eight inscriptions found in Germany. In common with the other mother goddesses from the same region the Rumanehae were probably protectresses and of children and childbirth. |
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Gaul: Roman Mothers
The Rumanehae are Matronae or mothers belinging the large Germano-Celtic group of deities. The Rumanehae are all deities from northern Gaul, or at least the borders of Gaul and what the Romans called Germania where Celtic and Germanic tribes intermingled. In particular, the Rumanehae are known as Matronis Rumanehis from Bonn [CIL XIII 08027], Bronheim [AE 1977,583 and AE 1977,584], Euskirchen [AE 1977,561], Rommerskirchen [AE 1977,574] and Uellekoven [CIL XIII 08149] all from Germany. Variants of these goddess' names include Matronis Rumnaehabus [CIL XIII 07869] from Iülich, Germany and Matronis Rumnehis [CIL XIII 08531] from Bürgel, Germany. In common with the other mother goddesses from the same region the Rumanehae were probably protectresses of the tribe (or settlement in this case) and were associated with fertility and childberth.
The name of these goddesses are slightly odd however, in that effectively they represent a Celticized from of the name 'Roman'. The form Ruman being the Gaulish equivalent of the middle Cymric Rhufawn. Thus the Rumanehae literally represent the 'Roman Mothers' and may well be the protectresses of a Roman settlement.
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