Also called Dirona, Thirona.
Their story
Sirona, whose name is linked with the word for star, was a healing goddess of springs across eastern Gaul and the Danube lands. At the spring sanctuary of Hochscheid in Germany her statue shows her with a snake wound round her arm, holding eggs. She is usually paired with Apollo or Grannus.
Best times to give to them
- Imbolc
- at a spring
- on clear starry nights
What they like being given
- spring water
- eggs (decorated, and later eaten or composted)
- grapes
How to honour them
- Look at the stars on a clear night and ask for healing.
- Honour her together with Grannus or Apollo, as her worshippers did.
How they can help you
- healing
- renewal
- fertility
Symbols
- the snake
- eggs
- a bunch of grapes
- the star
She is known only from inscriptions and images.
Sources
- CIL XIII
- 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