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Women riders
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Quote:After a brief search myself I haven't found anythign not already mentioned. Has anyone considered any iconographic representations of Epona riding a horse? I am aware of plenty of examples of the Goddess with horses but can't think of any examples of her riding them. Nothing consequential I'm afriad. Just food for thought...

There are several examples on the web of Epona sitting sideways on a horse...

http://www.fellpony.f9.co.uk/fells/rom_dark/epona.htm (drawing from stone altar at Senhouse Museum, Maryport, Cumbria)
http://www.mythicjourneys.org/calendar_june.html (scroll down)
http://www.answers.com/topic/epona-2
and possibly the best collection: http://www.epona.net/depictions.html#side

I also see three images of her on horseback in Dent & Machin-Goodall's History of British Native Ponies.

In all examples she sits sideways with her feet on the horse's right flank. Of course, what goddesses were allowed to do and what real women were allowed to do may not exactly coincide Smile
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Women riders - by Ben Kane - 01-18-2010, 10:03 AM
Re: Women riders - by Epictetus - 01-19-2010, 07:32 AM
Women riders - by Ben Kane - 01-19-2010, 10:01 AM
Re: Women riders - by zakhx150 - 01-27-2010, 01:30 PM
Re: Women riders - by Carvettia - 02-22-2010, 03:19 PM
Re: Women riders - by garrelt - 02-23-2010, 08:51 AM
Re: Women riders - by Carvettia - 02-23-2010, 09:33 AM
Re: Women riders - by Yeyo - 03-14-2010, 01:38 PM
Re: Women riders - by Carvettia - 03-14-2010, 01:42 PM
Re: Women riders - by Theodosius the Great - 05-29-2010, 08:00 PM

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