When the Roman conquerors encountered the world of Gaulish deities and traditions, they tried to understand it in their own religious terms. Seeing a cult of gods and goddesses, they sought to find ...

Belisama is the goddess of the river Ribble, which runs from Ribble Head in North Yorkshire, through Ribblesdale, Central Lancashire and out to the Irish Sea. Her name is known from Ptolemy’s ...

At Midsummer on our land in Brittany, the Celtic region of north-west France, we invoke Belisama, the Bright One, Lady of Summer. Some say she is the bright golden sunlight; others that she is more ...

Belisama era la dea-madre protettrice delle terre fertili e ricche di acqua. Non solo: era anche collegata al fuoco, alla luce e all’artigianato ed era venerata dai celti. Il suo nome può essere ...

Par la grâce de leurs dieux et déesses, Gaulois et Celtes ont laissé leurs empreintes dans la géographie du département. Les lecteurs de la célèbre bande dessinée Astérix et Obélix se souviennent ...