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FolkloreThursday: The Name of the #Celtic goddess #Belisama means `the most luminous/radiant`. Belisama was worshipped in #Gaul and Britain and was associated with lakes and rivers, crafts and arts, fire and light. She was possibly the companion of #Belenos, the two names
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In #Roman #Britain, the River #Ribble was sacred to #Belisama, an ancient #Celtic goddess.
She was similar to #Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom and war as well as crafts, poetry, medicine, and music.
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