Agrona
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In Celtic mythology, Agrona was a goddess of strife and war worshipped in Britain. The river Aeron in Wales comes from her name.
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Etymology
This theonym appears to be derived from Proto-Celtic *Agronā. The name literally means "carnage" (q.v. [1] [2] [3]).
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Parallels in non-Celtic cultures?
If the theory is correct that Agrona is in fact a personification of ‘carnage’, this allows one to draw parallels with such beings in the mythology of other cultures as Eris, Brynhildr, Harpy, and Valkyrie beings.
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Bibliography
- Ellis, Peter Berresford, Dictionary of Celtic Mythology (Oxford Paperback Reference), Oxford University Press, (1994): ISBN 0195089618
- MacKillop, James. Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998. ISBN 0192801201.
- Wood, Juliette, The Celts: Life, Myth, and Art, Thorsons Publishers (2002): ISBN 0007640595
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