The name Abnoba refers to a Gaulish deity who was revered in the Black Forest and its environs. It also has geographical significance. About nine epigraphic inscriptions have been used to identify Abnoba, who is thought to be a goddess of the forest and rivers. She is referred to as Diana, the Roman goddess of the hunt, on an altar at the Badenweiler Roman Baths in Germany and another at Mühlenbach. A mountain range made up of the Odenwald, Spessart, and Baar mountains has often been referred to as Abnoba, which is also occasionally spelled Arnoba or Arbona. Depending on the region it is travelling through, this composite range, which stretches from the Rhine to the Neckar, is known to by one of the several names listed. As the Celtic Goddess of the Hunt, Abnoba was deeply venerated. She was specifically venerated in the Black Forest region as a Gaulish/Brythonic Goddess along riverbanks, in Her shrines, and atop the mountain-forests. She has received honors as the patroness of all waterways, the Celtic Goddess of the Black Forest, a Forest and River Goddess, the Goddess of the Abnoba Mountain of the Black Forest, and the Goddess of Childbirth. She thus serves as the Guardian of the Forests, Springs, Rivers, and Wild Animals. Abnoba was known by a variety of names, just like many other ancient Gods and Goddesses. She is known as Abnoba/Abnova from Alprisbach, Cannstatt, Pforzhein, and Valdmossingen of Germany. Also She shares the same name as the Roman Goddess Diana and is well-known in the German cities of Baldweiler, Muhlburg, Muhlenbach, and Stettfeld. The Altar at the Badenweiler Roman Baths refers to Her as Dianae Abnobae, which is another way of saying Abnovas the Dianas. Latin usage of several forms suggests that She may have been regarded as several different goddesses
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