Also called Epona Augusta, Epona Regina.
Their story
No myth of Epona survives, but she is one of the best-recorded Gaulish goddesses, known from hundreds of inscriptions and reliefs. She is usually shown riding side-saddle or seated between horses, often with fruit or grain. Roman cavalrymen took up her worship, and small shrines to her were kept in stables.
Their day
Friday. In modern practice, Friday is often chosen for her through its link with Venus, fertility and plenty.
Best times to give to them
- 18 December, her feast in a Roman calendar
- before a journey
- morning
What they like being given
- apples or carrots
- oats or grain
- roses or other flowers
- fresh water
- a donation to horse welfare
How to honour them
- Ask for her protection before a journey.
- Keep a small image of her or a horseshoe by your door.
- Help care for horses or other working animals.
- Leave a little grain or fruit for her on her feast in December.
How they can help you
- safe travel
- care of animals
- fertility and plenty
- steadiness and strength
Symbols
- the horse
- the foal
- the cornucopia
- grain or fruit in her lap