Nemeton
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thumb|Model reconstruction of the Celtic sanctuary or nemeton at Gournay-sur-Aronde in Gaul
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Vinony's link graph records 293 inbound references to Nemeton, and connects out to Gallia Narbonensis, Celtic polytheism and list of Celtic tribes.
It is catalogued under topics including Ancient Celtic religion, Druidry and Sacred natural sites.
Vinony links it to 13 Wikipedia language editions.
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Attestations in Latin
- Contemporary description
- Examples
- See also
- Notes
- References
thumb|Model reconstruction of the Celtic sanctuary or nemeton at Gournay-sur-Aronde in Gaul
A nemeton (plural: nemeta) was a sacred space of ancient Celtic religion. Nemeta appear to have been primarily situated in natural areas, often sacred groves. However, other evidence suggests that the word implied a wider variety of ritual spaces, such as shrines and temples. Evidence for nemeta consists chiefly of inscriptions and toponymy or place-names, which occur all across the Celtic world. Toponyms related to the word nemeton occur as far west as Galicia in the Iberian peninsula, as far north as Scotland, and as far east as central Turkey. The word is related to the name of the Nemetes tribe living by the Rhine between the Palatinate and Lake Constance in what is now Germany, and their goddess Nemetona.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Nemeton” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.