
In Gallo-Roman religion, Dea Aveta was a mother goddess, also associated with the freshwater spring at Trier in what is now Germany.1 Aveta is known mainly from clay figurines found at Toulon-sur- Allier in France2 and at Trier. These figurines show the goddess with infants at the breast, small lap-dogs, or baskets of fruit.1 There was a temple dedicated to Aveta in the Altbachtal complex at Trier.3 Her name is also known from inscriptions found in Switzerland and the Côte-d'Or (France).4
References
References
- Miranda Green. "The Celtic Goddess as Healer." In Sandra Billington (ed). 1996. The Concept of the Goddess. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-14421-6. p.33.
- Timeless Myths. Gallic Deities
- Miranda Green. 1992. Symbol and Image in Celtic Religious Art. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-08076-7. p.28.
- L'Arbre Celtique. "Aveta"