Suria

Suria, also Syria, is the female deification of supposedly good fluvial water, conceived as a weaning Mother goddess, in ancient Celtic polytheism.

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Suria was worshipped in Roman Britain and altar-stones raised to her have been recovered in the United Kingdom, such as at Catterick (726) Carvoran (1791 Ceres Dea Syria, 1792 AD163-6; Suriae).

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Mother goddess: A mother goddess is a goddess portrayed as the Earth Mother who serves as a general fertility deity, the bountiful embodiment of the earth....

Celtic polytheism: Celtic polytheism (also called Druidic polytheism) is the term for the religious beliefs and practices of the ancient Celts....

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