Dea Matrona
In Celtic mythology, Dea Matrona was the goddess who gives her name to the river Marne in Gaul.
The Gaulish Mātr-on-ā signifies "great mother" and the goddess of the Marne has been interpreted to be a mother goddess.
Many Gaulish religious images—including inexpensive terracotta statues mass-produced for use in household shrines—depict mother goddesses nursing babies or holding fruits, other foods, or small dogs in their laps. In many areas, such Matronae were depicted in groups of three .
The name of Welsh mythological figure Modron, mother of Mabon is derived from the same etymon. By analogy, Dea Matrona may conceivably have been considered the mother of the Gaulish Maponos.
