page_title: Nantosuelta
hierarchical_section_title: Nantosuelta
caption_attribution_description: Interlingua: Basse relievo del dea gallic Nantosuelta, trovate a Speyer in le actual Germania.
context_page_description: In Celtic mythology, Nantosuelta is the goddess of nature, the earth, fire and fertility.
  Pseudo-historical texts explain how there is an uncanny resemblance between Nantosuelta and what we know of the Irish goddess The Morrígan who was associated with death and war. Evidence suggests that Nantosuelta was the name given to Morrígan, after a transformation or joining of new alliances.
  The Mediomatrici depicted her in art as holding a round house on a pole and with a crow. Other likely depictions show her with a pot or bee hive. Nantosuelta's round house was a symbol of her connection to the faery habitation of her Irish counterpart and may have symbolized abundance. It was believed that Nantosuelta transformed into a crow on the battlefield, which was an appropriate transformation for the goddess or may have been a metaphor for her ability to powerfully navigate a battlefield.
  Nantosuelta is often associated with water and depicted as being surrounded by water. The goddess's name literally translates as 'of winding stream' or 'sun-drenched valley'.
  Nantosuelta is attested by statues, and by inscriptions.
context_section_description: In Celtic mythology, Nantosuelta is the goddess of nature, the earth, fire and fertility.
  Pseudo-historical texts explain how there is an uncanny resemblance between Nantosuelta and what we know of the Irish goddess  The Morrígan who was associated with death and war. Evidence suggests that Nantosuelta was the name given to Morrígan, after a transformation or joining of new alliances.
  The Mediomatrici (Alsace, Lorraine) depicted her in art as holding a round house on a pole and with a crow. Other likely depictions show her with a pot or bee hive. Nantosuelta's round house was a symbol of her connection to the faery habitation of her Irish counterpart and may have symbolized abundance. It was believed that Nantosuelta transformed into a crow on the battlefield, which was an appropriate transformation for the goddess or may have been a metaphor for her ability to powerfully navigate a battlefield.
  Nantosuelta is often associated with water and depicted as being surrounded by water. The goddess's name literally translates as 'of winding stream' or 'sun-drenched valley'. 
  Nantosuelta is attested by statues, and by inscriptions.
caption: A depiction of Nantosuelta from Speyer, showing her distinctive sceptre and birds. The head of Sol can be seen in the tympanum.
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