Also called Dea Artio.
Their story
Artio is known from a bronze statuette found at Muri near Bern in Switzerland, showing a seated goddess with a basket of fruit and a large bear facing her from a tree. The base is inscribed to the goddess Artio from Licinia Sabinilla. Her name comes from the Celtic word for bear, and the city of Bern still keeps bears as its emblem.
Best times to give to them
- the autumn harvest
- before winter rest
- at spring waking
What they like being given
- fruit
- honey
- a donation to bear conservation
How to honour them
- Rest well in winter in her honour, as bears do.
- Support conservation of wild animals.
How they can help you
- strength and protection
- rest and renewal
- wild nature
Symbols
- the bear
- a basket of fruit
- the tree
She is known from very few inscriptions.
Sources
- CIL XIII 5160 (Muri)
- Green, Dictionary of Celtic Myth and Legend
More Celtic goddesses
- Brigid Keeper of the sacred flame
- The Morrígan Great Queen of battle and prophecy
- Danu Mother of the Tuatha Dé Danann
- Rhiannon The queen on the white horse
- Cerridwen Keeper of the cauldron of inspiration
- Epona Great Mare, protector of horses
- Arianrhod Lady of the silver wheel
- Airmed Keeper of the healing herbs