A Good Works Translation from EDCS and Heidelberg Controls

Epona is visible less as a single myth than as a wide inscriptional cult: temples, altars, statues, horse-unit dedications, military vows, and local sanctuary gifts. These twelve Latin inscriptions give a reader layer for that cult across Gaul and the Roman frontier provinces.

Translation

Entrains Temple Dedication, Haedui

Sacred to Augustus and to the goddess Epona: Connonius, son of Icotasgus, gave a temple with all its ornaments from his own resources, willingly and deservedly.

Entrains Marcellus Dedication, Haedui

Sacred to Augustus; to the goddess Epona, Marcellus, son of Maturus, resident or settler, gave from his own resources and fulfilled his vow.

Alise-Sainte-Reine Dedication, Alesia

To the goddess Epona, Satigenus, son of Sollemnis, fulfilled his vow willingly and deservedly.

Ohringen Statue Dedication, Germania Superior

In honor of the divine house, Publius Iunius Insidus dedicated this statue to Epona and fulfilled his vow willingly, gladly, and deservedly.

Kapersburg Dedication, Germania Superior

In honor of the divine house, to the goddess Epona: Bilicius Gematus made the offering for his colleagues by command of the goddess, in the consulship of the emperor Lucius Septimius Severus.

Mainz Altar Dedication, Germania Superior

To Epona, Titus Flavius Claudianus, military tribune of the Twenty-Second Legion Primigenia Pia Fidelis, from Antioch in Syria, set up an altar. Valerius Tertius, his beneficiary officer, saw to the work; Claudianus fulfilled his vow willingly.

Solothurn Military Dedication, Germania Superior

To the goddess Epona, Marcus Aprilius Restio, soldier of the Twenty-Second Legion Primigenia Pia Fidelis Antoniniana, immune consularis, while caring for the vicus of Salodurum, fulfilled his vow willingly and deservedly on the thirteenth day before the Kalends of September, in the consulship of Antoninus for the second time and Sacerdos for the second time.

Carnuntum Pack-Animal Dedication, Pannonia Superior

Sacred to Epona Augusta: the superiumentarii and muleteers of Claudius Maximus, imperial governor, fulfilled their vow willingly, gladly, and deservedly.

Abrittus Queen Epona Dedication, Moesia Inferior

To the goddess Epona Regina, for the safety of our lord Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Pius Felix Augustus: Valerius Rufus, beneficiary officer of the governor and of the Eleventh Legion Claudia Antoniniana, fulfilled his vow in the consulship of Laetus for the second time and Cerialis.

Szentendre Turma Dedication, Pannonia Inferior

To the genius of the turma and to Epona Regina: Julius Victor, cavalryman and standard-bearer of the new thousand-strong Severan Gordian cohort of Syrian archers, in honor of the turma, fulfilled his vow willingly and deservedly on the Kalends of June, in the consulship of our lord the emperor Gordian for the second time and Pompeianus.

Auchendavy Multi-Deity Dedication, Britannia

To Mars, Minerva, the Campestres, Hercules, Epona, and Victory: Marcus Cocceius Firmus, centurion of the Second Legion Augusta, made the dedication.

Pforring Cavalry Dedication, Raetia

To the Campestres and Epona: the First Ala of Singulares, Pia Fidelis, Roman citizens, under the command of Aelius Bassianus as prefect, fulfilled its vow willingly, gladly, and deservedly.

Reader Note

All twelve inscriptions are Latin. Their Celtic value is the theonym and cult setting, not the language of the texts. The dossier therefore treats Epona as a Gallo-Roman and frontier deity whose worship is preserved through Roman epigraphic formulae.

The group has three visible shapes. In Gaul, Epona receives sanctuary gifts and personal vows. Along the Germanic, Raetian, Pannonian, British, and Moesian frontiers, she appears with cavalry, military transport staff, pack-animal personnel, turmae, the Campestres, and the divine house. The inscriptions do not preserve a story about Epona. They preserve use: gifts, vows, altars, temples, images, military units, and protective dedications.

Colophon

This page translates twelve Latin Epona inscriptions for the Continental Celtic expansion of the Good Works Library. The English is source-close: divine names remain visible, military and administrative titles are translated only where the sense is secure, and uncertain restorations remain marked. EDCS was used as the broad discovery route, with Heidelberg inscription pages used as direct controls for the selected records.

Compiled and formatted for the Good Works Library by the New Tianmu Anglican Church, 2026.

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Source Text: EDCS Epona Cluster With Heidelberg Controls

Latin source text from the inspected EDCS Eponae query and the selected Heidelberg inscription controls. This page presents twelve complete selected inscription records with source-close English.

EDCS-10501897 / HD022583, Entrains Temple Dedication

Source route: Entrains-sur-Nohain / Intaranum, Haedui, Lugudunensis. Evidence: CIL 13, 02902; AE 1897, 0014.

Source text:

Augusto sacrum deae
Eponae
Connonius Icotasgi fil(ius)
templum cum suis orna-
mentis omnibus de suo donavit l(ibens) m(erito)

Source-close rendering:

Sacred to Augustus and to the goddess Epona: Connonius, son of Icotasgus, gave a temple with all its ornaments from his own resources, willingly and deservedly.

EDCS-10501898 / HD001713, Entrains Marcellus Dedication

Source route: Entrains-sur-Nohain / Intaranum, Haedui, Lugudunensis. Evidence: CIL 13, 02903; AE 1897, 0015; AE 1984, 0640.

Source text:

Aug(usto) sac(rum)
deae Epona(e)
Marcellus
Maturi f(ilius) in-
[c]ol(a) d(e) s(uo) d(at) v(otum) s(olvit) [m(erito)]

Source-close rendering:

Sacred to Augustus; to the goddess Epona, Marcellus, son of Maturus, resident or settler, gave from his own resources and fulfilled his vow.

EDCS-13303220 / HD022923, Alise-Sainte-Reine Dedication

Source route: Alise-Sainte-Reine / Alesia, Lugudunensis. Evidence: ILTG 00327; AE 1939, 00235.

Source text:

Dea(e) Epon(a)e
Satigenus Sollemni(s) fil(ius)
v(otum) s(olvit) l(ibens) [m(erito)]

Source-close rendering:

To the goddess Epona, Satigenus, son of Sollemnis, fulfilled his vow willingly and deservedly.

EDCS-05200530 / HD024702, Ohringen Statue Dedication

Source route: Ohringen / Vicus Aurelius, Germania superior. Evidence: AE 1990, 00764.

Source text:

In h(onorem) d(omus) d(ivinae) h(oc) Eponae
signum P(ublius) Iunius Ins-
idus v(otum) l(ibens) l(aetus) m(erito)

Source-close rendering:

In honor of the divine house, Publius Iunius Insidus dedicated this statue to Epona and fulfilled his vow willingly, gladly, and deservedly.

EDCS-11001538 / HD032109, Kapersburg Dedication

Source route: Kapersburg, Germania superior. Evidence: CIL 13, 07438; AE 1898, 00076; AE 1902, 00174.

Source text:

In h(onorem) d(omus) d(ivinae) de(ae) Epon(ae) Bilic[i]-
us Gematus col(l)eg(ii)s su[i]-
s de iu[s(su)] de(ae) I[mp(eratore) C]a[e]s(are) L(ucio) Sep[t(imio)]
[Severo] A[rabic]o Adia[b(enico)]
[Parth(ico) ma]xi[mo] co(n)s(ule) II[I]

Source-close rendering:

In honor of the divine house, to the goddess Epona: Bilicius Gematus made the offering for his colleagues by command of the goddess, in the consulship of the emperor Lucius Septimius Severus.

EDCS-12700308 / HD023597, Mainz Altar Dedication

Source route: Mainz / Mogontiacum, Germania superior. Evidence: CIL 13, 11801; AE 1907, 00106.

Source text:

Eponae T(itus) Fl(avius)
Claudianus
trib(unus) militu(m)
leg(ionis) XXII Pr(imigeniae) P(iae) F(idelis)
ex Syr(ia) Antio(chia)
aram pos(u)it
curante Vale(rio)
Tertio b(ene)f(iciario) eius v(otum) s(olvit) l(ibens)

Source-close rendering:

To Epona, Titus Flavius Claudianus, military tribune of the Twenty-Second Legion Primigenia Pia Fidelis, from Antioch in Syria, set up an altar. Valerius Tertius, his beneficiary officer, saw to the work; Claudianus fulfilled his vow willingly.

EDCS-10800575 / HD079567, Solothurn Military Dedication

Source route: Solothurn / Salodurum, Germania superior. Evidence: CIL 13, 05170; TitHelv 00342; AE 2019, 01080.

Source text:

Deae Eponae M(arcus) A[p]-
rilius Restio m[il(es)]
leg(ionis) XXII Antoni[ni]-
anae P(rimigeniae) P(iae) F(idelis) immu[n]-
is co(n)s(ularis) curas a[ge]-
ns vico Salod[ur(ensi)]
XIII Kal(endas) Septem(bres) I[mp(eratore)]
d(omino) n(ostro) Antonino
II et Sacerdo[te]
II co(n)s(ulibus)
v(otum) s(olvit) l(ibens) m(erito)

Source-close rendering:

To the goddess Epona, Marcus Aprilius Restio, soldier of the Twenty-Second Legion Primigenia Pia Fidelis Antoniniana, immune consularis, while caring for the vicus of Salodurum, fulfilled his vow willingly and deservedly on the thirteenth day before the Kalends of September, in the consulship of Antoninus for the second time and Sacerdos for the second time.

EDCS-05000674 / HD055414, Carnuntum Pack-Animal Dedication

Source route: Bad Deutsch-Altenburg / Carnuntum, Pannonia superior. Evidence: AE 1992, 01417 and related AEA controls.

Source text:

Eponae Aug(ustae)
sac(rum) Cl(audi) Maximi
leg(ati) Aug(usti) pr(o) pr(aetore)
superiumenta-
ri(i) et muliones
v(otum) s(olverunt) l(ibentes) l(aeti) m(erito)

Source-close rendering:

Sacred to Epona Augusta: the superiumentarii and muleteers of Claudius Maximus, imperial governor, fulfilled their vow willingly, gladly, and deservedly.

EDCS-03700713 / HD025174, Abrittus Queen Epona Dedication

Source route: Razgrad / Abrittus, Moesia inferior. Evidence: AE 1993, 1370.

Source text:

[Deae] Eponae
Reg(inae) pro salu(te) d(omini)
n(ostri) M(arci) Aur(eli) Antonini [Pii]
Fel(icis) Aug(usti) Val(erius) Ruf[us?]
b(ene)f(iciarius) co(n)s(ularis) leg(ionis) XI Cl(audiae) [Anto]-
ninianae v(otum) [s(olvit) l(ibens) m(erito)]
Lae(to) II et Ceria[le co(n)s(ulibus)]

Source-close rendering:

To the goddess Epona Regina, for the safety of our lord Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Pius Felix Augustus: Valerius Rufus, beneficiary officer of the governor and of the Eleventh Legion Claudia Antoniniana, fulfilled his vow in the consulship of Laetus for the second time and Cerialis.

EDCS-09900390 / HD038468, Szentendre Turma Dedication

Source route: Szentendre / Ulcisia, Pannonia inferior. Evidence: RIU 03, 00869; TitAq 04, 01571.

Source text:

Genio t(urmae) et
Epon(a)e Reg(inae)
Iul(ius) Victor
eq(ues) vexi(llarius) coh(ortis)
|(miliariae) n(ovae) S(everianae) Gordian(ae)
S(urorum) s(agittariae) in honore(m) t(urmae)
v(otum) s(olvit) l(ibens) m(erito)
Imp(eratore) d(omino) n(ostro) Gordiano
II et Pomp(eiano) co(n)s(ulibus)
Kal(endis) Iun(iis)

Source-close rendering:

To the genius of the turma and to Epona Regina: Julius Victor, cavalryman and standard-bearer of the new thousand-strong Severan Gordian cohort of Syrian archers, in honor of the turma, fulfilled his vow willingly and deservedly on the Kalends of June, in the consulship of our lord the emperor Gordian for the second time and Pompeianus.

EDCS-07900987 / HD071304, Auchendavy Multi-Deity Dedication

Source route: Auchendavy, Britannia. Evidence: RIB 01, 02177; CIL 07, 01114.

Source text:

Marti
Minervae
Campestri-
bus Herc(u)l(i)
Eponae
Victoriae
M(arcus) Coccei(us)
Firmus
|(centurio) leg(ionis) II Aug(ustae)

Source-close rendering:

To Mars, Minerva, the Campestres, Hercules, Epona, and Victory: Marcus Cocceius Firmus, centurion of the Second Legion Augusta, made the dedication.

EDCS-27500309 / HD058809, Pforring Cavalry Dedication

Source route: Pforring / Celeusum, Raetia. Evidence: CIL 03, 05910; CIL 03, 11909; IBR 00261.

Source text:

Campest(ribus) et
Eponae ala I
sing(ularium) P(ia) F(idelis) c(ivium) R(omanorum) qui pr(a)e(st)
Ael(ius) Bassianus
praef(ectus) v(otum) s(olvit) l(ibens) l(aetus) m(erito)

Source-close rendering:

To the Campestres and Epona: the First Ala of Singulares, Pia Fidelis, Roman citizens, under the command of Aelius Bassianus as prefect, fulfilled its vow willingly, gladly, and deservedly.

Source Colophon

The EDCS Eponae query was captured and inspected on 2026-05-14 at Tulku/Tools/celtic/sources/continental_batch_2026-05-14/edcs_epona_cluster/edcs_eponae_query.json. The selected Heidelberg controls were captured the same day at edh_HD022583.html, edh_HD001713.html, edh_HD022923.html, edh_HD024702.html, edh_HD032109.html, edh_HD023597.html, edh_HD079567.html, edh_HD055414.html, edh_HD025174.html, edh_HD038468.html, edh_HD071304.html, and edh_HD058809.html in the same source folder. EDCS is a discovery route and search database rather than a critical edition; the page therefore cites the controlling publication IDs and keeps the English source-close. No EDCS or Heidelberg images are reproduced.

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