Epona/Thorne

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God Name: Epona

Mortal Name: Thorne

Origin/God of: Celtic Goddess of Horses (other domestic animals to some extent), fertility, providence, sovereignty and authority, and journeys to the afterlife.

Appearance: 
Mortal:
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Goddess:
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God history: https://journeyingtothegoddess.wordpress.com/2012/06/13/goddess-epona/ 
"Stories about Epona [are] lost to the world forever, although one story regarding Her origin remains. During the decline of the Roman Empire, a Greek writer named Agesilaos wrote a story in which he claimed that Epona was the product of a man named Phoulonios Stellos, who had no interest whatsoever in women. Instead of mating with a woman he preferred to mate with a mare, and when that mare gave birth, it was to a beautiful human-looking daughter. Interestingly, it was actually the mare, herself, who named her daughter Epona, and by her doing so, she deified Epona as the Goddess of Horses.
Patricia Monaghan tells us that “Epona could take the tangible forms of both parents. Sometimes, too, She appeared as a rushing river, which suggests that Epona was a fertility Goddess, often seen in Celtic culture as a water spirit. Similarly, the connection among Celtic peoples of the horse and the sun suggests a solar nature to Epona, supported as well by the patera or round sunlike plate that She carries in many sculptures.
The sacred mare Epona appeared as the bestower of sovereignty in the ancient Celtic rituals of kingship, which may have included a rite of marriage with the mare Goddess. Among Indo-European peoples in India, a rite of mare-marriage, which solidified a man’s claim on the rulership of a geographical area, is attested and has been connected by scholars to the figure of Epona."

Personality: Practical and free, Epona's personality aligns with her favored animal. She can be a little sassy at times, but is primarily a patient and kind-hearted girl. She believes in second chances and prefers to give the benefit of the doubt. Never one to complain, she can be stoic to an almost detrimental degree. Above all, she values life and leadership based on valor. Unfortunately, sometimes she can let her morals and relationships get in the way of her acting rationally.

Weapon(s) : Currently, only an old-looking longsword with the word "Sovereignty" carved into one side of the blade and a long whip that's barbed appearance seems to be based on a briar.

Relationships/friendships: None but Ghost at the moment, but she makes friends easily. (Especially with other animal and/or celtic deities.)

Other: Soon after she awakens in the world, she discovers that domestic animals -horses in particular- can be summoned by and obey her. A grey and white vanner mare who she finds immediately becomes her permanent companion. Said horse: (Her name is Ghost)
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