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  Mabon: a Cymric Brythonic and Gaulish God, also known as Maponos, Maponus, Mabon fab Modron, Mabomus (Divine Son)
In Gaul he is invoked as Maponos at Bourbonne-les-Bains (a Latin inscription) and possibly at Rouen (though the inscirption is worn and incomplete.
Indeed, the fort is located near the modern town of Lochmaben (Lake of Maponos) and the name of the deity is also preserved in Clochmabenstane (the Stone of Lochmaben) to the South on the Solway Estuary.
Thus Mabon is known as Mabon fab Modron (Mabon being the cognate of the Gaulish Maponos) and Modron being the equivalent of the Gaulish mother goddess Matrona and the matronymic can be rendered literally as 'Son, son of Mother'.
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  Maponos - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Welsh mythological figure Mabon ap Modron is certainly derived from Maponos, who by analogy we may assume was the son of the mother-goddess Dea Matrona.
Maponos (“Divine Son”) is mentioned in Gaul at Bourbonne-les-Bains (CIL 13, 05924) and at Chamalières (RIG L-100) but is attested chiefly in the north of Britain at Brampton, Corbridge (in antiquity, Corstopitum), Ribchester (In antiquity, Bremetenacum Veteranorum) and Chesterholm (in antiquity, Vindolanda).
Maponos surfaces in the Middle Welsh narrative, the Mabinogion, as Mabon, son of Modron, who is herself the continuation of Gaulish Matrona (“Matronly Spirit”).
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 Maponos - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Maponos (“Youthful Male Spirit”) is mentioned in Gaul at Bourbonne-les-Bains (CIL 13, 05924) but crops up chiefly in the north of Britain at Corbridge, Ribchester and Chesterholm (in antiquity, Vindolanda).
Maponos surfaces in the Middle Welsh narrative, the Mabinogion, as Mabon, offspring of Modron, who is herself the continuation of Gaulish Matrona (“Matronly Spirit”).
Maponos, Etymology of the Name, Was this god the British Apollo?, Later versions of Maponos, Bibliography and External Links.
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 Maponos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Known by several names, Maponos appears in the Arthurian tales as Mabon, and is rescued from a prison by Arthur and his warriors.
Maponos is the counterpart and double of Cernunnos; different and yet the same.
Although Maponos is destined to lose the beheading contest at the next festival, his creative energy remains visible on the landscape for many months afterwards.
www.celticwolf.co.uk /maponos.html   (326 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Maponos
Gaulish is the name given to the Celtic language that was spoken in Gaul before the Vulgar Latin of the late Roman Empire became dominant in Roman Gaul.
The inscription at Brampton (RIB 2063) by four Germans is to the god Maponos and the numen of the emperor: Map of Gaul circa 58 BC Gaul (from Latin Gallia, c.
The Ravenna Cosmography was a 7th century map of the known world, named from the city of Ravenna in Italy where it was constructed.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Maponos   (2456 words)

  
 Read about Maponos at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Maponos and learn about Maponos here!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Mabon ap Modron is certainly derived from Maponos, who by analogy we may assume was the son of the mother-goddess Dea Matrona.
Aengus, also known as the Mac Óg ("young son"), is probably related to Maponos, as are the
Maponos (“Youthful Male Spirit”) is mentioned in Gaul but crops up chiefly in the north of Britain.
encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Maponos   (316 words)

  
 Mabon ap Modron - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The name Mabon is derived from the Common Brythonic and Gaulish deity Maponos.
Similarly, Modron is derived from Common Brythonic and Gaulish deity Matrona.
The name Mabon has special connections to Hadrian's Wall where a cult of Apollo Maponos was practised by the Roman soldiers based there.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mapon   (239 words)

  
 topic: The Valkyrie - Mystery of the zen hex
Eiocha soon tired of the land, being a creature of sea-foam, and she returned the sea, where she was transformed into Tethra, goddess of the deep water, sometimes called Tethys.
Maponos also took limbs from the one tree, but he fashioned not a weapon but a harp.
Where the fiery pieces of the heavens Maponos had torn from the sky had mingled with the waters of the sea, there were born new gods.
www.zenhex.com /viewthread.php?tid=63680&page=1#pid2005805   (1464 words)

  
 Britannia Celtic Gods: Maponos, God of Youth
The name Maponos or Mabon means 'Divine Son'.
Maponos may be identified with the Welsh mythical character, Pryderi, who was similarly kidnapped in his youth; or, possibly, he is the Irish God of Love, Oenghus, known as 'Mac Oc' meaning the 'Young Son'.
At Ribchester, Maponos shares a stone with a hunter-goddess - perhaps Apollo's sister, Diana.
www.britannia.com /celtic/gods/mabon.html   (271 words)

  
 Three Gladiators
Maponos, being the oldest, would always subdue the other two as at the time he was also the biggest.
Maponos had fiery red hair like his father, green eyes like his mother, and had inherited his temper from the both of them.
Maponos wiped the tears away from his eyes, anger now starting to set in.
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 Maponos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
In one of our earliest sources, the Gaulish inscription of Chamalières—which is a magical incantation—the god Maponos is invoked at the beginning of the spell, and the god Lugus is invoked four times at the end.
In the Wall area of Northern Britain, the three main native gods known are Cocidius (equated to Mars and Silvanus), Maponos, and Belatucadrus, who is equated to Mars; each seems to have hunting or nature connections, and they may each be regional gods dedicated to these spheres.
In the First Branch, Pryderi is stolen just after his birth, and both dogs and horses play into this episode (a widespread motif found connected to Fionn’s relatives, as well as other stories, often Arthurian, of werewolves or cynanthropes).
www.liminalityland.com /maponos.htm   (1471 words)

  
 Three Gladiators
Maponos chided Etain for telling the woman their names.
The next morning they were awakened early by the head servant who would be giving them their duties for the day after they had eaten.
Maponos was to work with the horses cleaning, grooming, and keeping their stalls clean.
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 Maponos -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
In (An inhabitant of the ancient Roman Empire) Roman times he was equated with (Greek god of light; god of prophesy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis) Apollo.
The (A Celtic language of Wales) Welsh mythological figure (Click link for more info and facts about Mabon ap Modron) Mabon ap Modron is certainly derived from Maponos, who by analogy we may assume was the son of the mother-goddess (Click link for more info and facts about Dea Matrona) Dea Matrona.
The Irish god (Celtic god of love and beauty; patron deity of young men and women) Aengus, also known as the Mac Óg ("young son"), is probably related to Maponos, as are the (Click link for more info and facts about Arthurian) Arthurian characters Mabuz and Mabonagrain.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/M/Ma/Maponos.htm   (146 words)

  
 Maponos uk
Maponos, meaning divine son, is a celtic God associated with youthful pursuits.
The root of the name Maponos is map, which means son in Welsh, Cornish and Breton.
He appears in the Welsh Arthurian stories of Culhwch and Olwen, the them of he theme of Maponos son of Matrona (literally, child of mother) and is associated with the place Lochmaben
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 A Celtic Creation Story
The bark was transformed by the sea and became the giants of the deep.
Tauranis hurled his thunderbolt and split the land, and the sea overflowed its boundaries.
Teutates' deadly aim with the bow and arrows from the one oak tree cut down many of the giants.
www.druidry.org /obod/druid-path/myths/creation.html   (917 words)

  
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 Chaos Legion Boss FAQ - IGN FAQs
Reward: Arrogance Legion =============================================================================== ******************************************************************************* =============================================================================== Boss 4: Maponos This boss is easy if you know where to stand and where to attack.
You should be using Life recoveries as much as you think you need them, since you should have a houghty supply from the previous levels, and the one you just passed through.
This boss is exactly like Maponos only ten time easier.
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 Be Find   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
And each time she is won, it by a man of magnificence, and it is from his rival that he wins her.
The rival to Maponos at the Beltaine wooing of
by Maponos, we find celebrated the endless renewal of the Celtic year at the beginning of each summer: it is the beginning of the Kingship of Maponos, symbolised by the gaining of the hand of the Goddess.
bonrhys.idx.com.au /befind.htm   (4422 words)

  
 Witch Ember
She feels cleansed when she is near him, as though his purity and blind acceptance somehow negates all the horrible things she’s done in the past.
She knows she and Maponos created quite a display with their passion, and it troubles her slightly to think about how it might have made the Brack feel.
Maponos doesn’t understand and merely blinks at her.
www.tenthousandmonkeys.com /018/018ember.htm   (4417 words)

  
 mabinogion   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The word mabinogi itself is something of a puzzle, although it is clearly related to the Welsh mab or "son, boy".
Professor Eric P. Hamp suggests that mabinogi derives from the name of the Celtic deity Maponos, and refers to the materials pertaining to the god Maponos.
The Mabinogion appears in two Medieval Welsh manuscripts, the White Book of Rhydderch (Llyfr Gwyn Rhydderch) written AD 1300-1325, and the Red Book of Hergest (Llyfr Coch Hergest) written 1375-1425, although fragments of these tales have been preserved in earlier thirteenth century manuscripts.
www.yourencyclopedia.net /Mabinogion.html   (650 words)

  
 Maponos Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
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