Suria (Celtic deity)

Suria, also Syria, is the female deification of supposedly good flowing water, conceived as a weaning Mother goddess, in ancient Celtic polytheism. She was worshipped in Roman Britain and altar-stones raised to her have been recovered at various sites in the United Kingdom. Her name may be derived from the Proto-Celtic "*Su-rejā" meaning "good-flowing water". [cite web|url=http://www.wales.ac.uk/documents/external/cawcs/PCl-MoE.pdf|title=Proto-Celtic — English|accessdate=2006-09-01] [cite web|url=http://www.wales.ac.uk/documents/external/cawcs/MoE-PCl.pdf|title=English — Proto-Celtic|accessdate=2006-09-01]

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