Suria
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Suria, also Syria, is the female deification of supposedly good flowing water, conceived as a weaning Mother goddess
, in ancient Celtic polytheism
. She was worshipped in Roman Britain
and altar-stones raised to her have been recovered at various sites in the United Kingdom
. Her name may be derived from the Proto-Celtic *Su-rejā meaning "good-flowing water".
Mother goddess
Mother goddess is a term used to refer to a goddess who represents motherhood, fertility, creation or embodies the bounty of the Earth. When equated with the Earth or the natural world such goddesses are sometimes referred to as Mother Earth or as the Earth Mother.Many different goddesses have...
, in ancient Celtic polytheism
Celtic polytheism
Celtic polytheism, commonly known as Celtic paganism, refers to the religious beliefs and practices adhered to by the Iron Age peoples of Western Europe now known as the Celts, roughly between 500 BCE and 500 CE, spanning the La Tène period and the Roman era, and in the case of the Insular Celts...
. She was worshipped in Roman Britain
Roman Britain
Roman Britain was the part of the island of Great Britain controlled by the Roman Empire from AD 43 until ca. AD 410.The Romans referred to the imperial province as Britannia, which eventually comprised all of the island of Great Britain south of the fluid frontier with Caledonia...
and altar-stones raised to her have been recovered at various sites in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. Her name may be derived from the Proto-Celtic *Su-rejā meaning "good-flowing water".