Artifacts of female goddesses worshipped in Northwestern Europe between the first and fifth centuries AD are known as the Matres (Latin for Mothers) and Matronae (Latin for Matrons). They are portrayed on dedicatory offerings and altars that have visuals of goddesses, almost always in groups of three that have inscriptions (roughly fifty per cent of which showcase Continental Celtic monikers and half of which highlight Germanic names) and that were revered in areas of Germania, Eastern Gaul and Northern Italy (with a tiny allocation elsewhere) that were inhabited by the Roman army from the first to the fifth century. A total of twenty inscriptions from Spain and Portugal are known, several of which contain regional epithets like a commitment to the Matribus Gallaicis or Galician Mothers. Matres also appear on dedicatory reliefs and writings in other regions controlled by the Roman army such as southeast Gaul at Vertillum. Additionally, identical reliefs and inscriptions to the Nutrices Augustae or August Nurses found in Roman remains of Ptuj, Lower Styria, can be found in the Romano-Celtic civilization of Pannonia. Both stones with and without inscriptions do feature images of Matres and Matronae as altars and dedications. The Goddesses are either upright or seated; all of the images are frontal and they nearly always appear in groups of three that have at least one figurine holding a fruit basket in her lap. Some representations show the middle person with loose hair and a headband, while the other two are shown wearing headgear. Additionally, there are snakes, kids, and diapers depicted. Other themes include representations of sacrifice, such as incense burning and fruit-filled bowls as well as decorations of fruits, plants, and trees. The offering stones and altars are typically discovered in groupings rather than by themselves around temple structures and cult sites. [Image : The Matres (also known as the Vertault relief) is a terracotta relief from the Gallo-Roman town of Vertillum in Gaul] [Information and Image Credit : Matres_and_Matronae , Wikipedia] [Image Availed Under Public Domain Work (Please Relate to Source Image-URL for more Image Usage Property) ] [Source Image-URL : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Deesses_de_Vertault_(mus%C3%A9e_de_Bibracte).jpg ] #Mythology
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