#sequana — Public Fediverse posts

Okay, now I'm starting to see more and more that Sequana was Dionysus's daughter.

People, stop it. Stop repeating whatever you read to sound more knowledgeable about something than you are.

First, if she was to be his daughter, please name him Bacchus, not Dionysus.

Also, Sequana was a Gallic goddess, and her myth predates the Roman invasion of Gaul and has no link whatsoever to Greek Mythology.

So, while there is a chance that the Romans retconned her story, I haven't found any trace of it. She's not related to Bacchus. They're not even from the same religion.

However, one nice tidbit, is that the myth of Jesus Christ draws some motifs from the myth of Dionysus/Bacchus. Just saying.

#Sequana #Dionysus #ParisOlympics

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/sequana-goddess-seine-river-paris
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Think of the #Seine and you may picture Notre Dame, the Louvre, a ballet of boats under bridges next to the Eiffel Tower. “Under the sky of Paris/runs a joyous river,” sang Edith Piaf…pop songs have certainly ensured the river’s international celebrity status. Yet few people know about the #GalloRoman goddess for which the Seine is named. #Celtic…healing deity #Sequana was honored in cult worship after the #Roman conquest of #Gaul in the 1st century…

#MythologyMonday: `The #duck was the #animal of #Sequana, goddess of the source of France’s river Seine, who was often depicted sailing in a boat whose prow was shaped into a duck’s head. Birds are often symbols of Celtic divinity, especially of goddesses.
Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore`

#MythologyMonday: `The #duck was the #animal of #Sequana, goddess of the source of France’s river Seine, who was often depicted sailing in a boat whose prow was shaped into a duck’s head. Birds are often symbols of #Celtic divinity, especially of goddesses.
Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore `

`Bird chariots are rare cult objects whose exact funtion is unknown. Possibly these small, bird-shaped receptacles on wheels were part of rituals and meant to transport a precious content to the afterlife.
Judging by their beaks, the birds on the chariot are ducks. Water birds had been a popular motif since the Bronze Age and may have been a symbol of divinity. Maybe it was the observation that the birds could move on water, on land and in the air which fascinated the people of the time.`
Source: Natural History Museum Vienna, photocredit 1. Neu-Kelte
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RT @NeuKelte
#Celtic #FolkloreThursday: `The #duck was the #animal of #Sequana, goddess of the source of France’s river Seine, who was often depicted sailing in a boat…
https://twitter.com/NeuKelte/status/1649131984709382151

`The #duck was the #animal of #Sequana, goddess of the source of France’s river Seine, who was often depicted sailing in a boat whose prow was shaped into a duck’s head. Birds are often symbols of #Celtic divinity, especially of goddesses.
Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore`
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RT @MaxDashu
Sequana, found at the source of the Seine (a name derived from hers), in a duck-headed boat, and spinning. Gaulish, Roman era.
https://twitter.com/MaxDashu/status/16
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RT @Modquokka
Continental Celts would throw bronze and silver-made body parts into the Seine as offerings to the Goddess Sequana; offerings were representations of the organs…
https://twitter.com/Modquokka/status/1035197148067966978