Also called Covventina, Coventina Augusta.
Their story
Coventina is known from a sacred well at Carrawburgh, the fort of Brocolitia on Hadrian's Wall, excavated in 1876. Over thirteen thousand Roman coins were found in it, along with altars, brooches, pins and pottery. One carved stone shows her reclining on a water-lily leaf, and another shows three water nymphs. Soldiers from many parts of the empire made dedications to her.
Best times to give to them
- Imbolc
- at a spring or well
- pattern days
What they like being given
- water from a spring poured on the earth
- flowers
- a coin placed in a jar at home and later given to charity
How to honour them
- Keep a bowl of fresh water in her honour and change it with thanks.
- Visit Carrawburgh on Hadrian's Wall, where her well is, leaving nothing behind.
How they can help you
- healing
- abundance
- the protection of water
Symbols
- the well
- the water-lily leaf
- three water nymphs
- coins
She is known only from this well and its inscriptions, and one possible dedication in Spain.
Sources
- RIB 1522 to 1535 (Carrawburgh)
- Allason-Jones and McKay, Coventina's Well (1985)
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