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Ollodagus
A Gaulish and Brythonic God: He who is God of the Realm, He who Encompasses the Realm
Ollogabiae (Ollogabiabus) are Gaulish mother goddesses known from two inscriptions from Germany. She is a mother goddess with multiple aspects with a role in fertility and childbirth. |
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Gaul: They who hold everything
The Ollogabiae are Matronae (mother goddesses) known from two inscriptions found at the Castell region, (near Mainz), Germany [CIL XIII 07280] and Mainz, Germany [CIL XIII 06751] where she is invoked as Ollog[abiabus].
The name has been interpreted as a Celto-Cermanic amalgam meaning 'the one who gives everything'. However, a more likely explanation is that the name is entirely Celtic, being derived from the reconstructed proto-Celtic elements: *olyo- (all, everything) and *gab-yo- (take, hold) giving an interpertaton of 'Those who hold everything' or perhps 'Those who encompass everything'. An epithet that may be related to the goddesses' role in fertility and birth.
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