Abnoba
Sign in to savethumb|right|The altar to Diana Abnoba at Badenweiler Abnoba is a name with theological and geographical meanings: It is the name of a Gaulish goddess who was worshiped in the Black Forest and surrounding areas. It is also the name of a mountain or mountain range.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Abnoba is referenced by 155 other articles, and connects out to Belenus, Germany and Switzerland.
Vinony files it under Black Forest, Gaulish goddesses and Nature goddesses.
Its subject is documented across 21 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- water deity
- Gender
- female
- Image
- BadenweilerAbnoba01.jpg
- Said to be same as
- Diana
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- Commons category
- Diana Abnoba
- worshipped by
- Celtic mythology
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Etymology
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- Geography
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thumb|right|The altar to Diana Abnoba at Badenweiler Abnoba is a name with theological and geographical meanings: It is the name of a Gaulish goddess who was worshiped in the Black Forest and surrounding areas. It is also the name of a mountain or mountain range.
==Etymology== The etymology of the theonym is uncertain. It has been associated with the etymon *abo-s "water, river", found in e.g. Avon (*abonā). The second element has been connected to either a PIE *nogʷo-, either "naked, nude" or "tree", or with the verbal root *nebh- "burst out, be damp".
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