British Religion

As ancient Britain lacked the prominent writing that other corners of the world enjoyed, knowledge of the ancient Britons is hugely speculative, which includes their religion. Some deities have been identified, though whether they were gods in the sense of other religions is debateable and may have been more akin to faeries or spirits. Many of them were later transformed into humans and worshippers of the Christian God, such as Maponus becoming Mabon. The spread of Christianty came during the Roman occupation of Britain, but even before then the Roman polytheistic pantheon was also in use, with depictions of gods such as Athena seen in Britain.
== The Pantheon ==
Gods TBA.
== The Mother Goddess ==
Some have speculated on a Mother Goddess, or Earth Goddess, as the primary deity of Britons, either ancient Britons or later druids. Some have said that this mother deity is as aspect that represents all of the female goddesses of this ancient religion. The theory postulates that Avebury, where there are many neolithic sites, is cast into a shape of neolithic goddess figurines, with Silbury Hill the focal point for this godddess.
== The Female Aspect ==
There is a clear presence of female deities/faeries in this ancient religion, far more than the religions of Greece or Rome, which some have said speaks to the difference in the power of the sexes pre-ChristianityPage 39, Chapter 7: Avebury and Silbury, .
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