\[ **BT: [[religion#the Celtic pantheon]]** ] --- # Artio [[Artio was a bear goddess of the Continental Celts.]][^1] Known as *Dea Artio* in the Gaulish region (literally *bear goddess*).[^2] Other sources refer to the masculine forms *Artaois*, *Artaius*, ‘which are associated with the Gaulish Mercury’.[^3] She has been founded depicted on bronze at [[Berne]], [[Switzerland]]; ‘the goddess sits before a huge bear, offering fruit to it.’[^4] ![[MacKillop, Dictionary of Celtic Mythology, 1998#^81e5a4]][^5] [^1]: James MacKillop, ‘Artio’, *[[MacKillop, Dictionary of Celtic Mythology, 1998|Dictionary of Celtic Mythology]]* (Oxford University, 1998), p. 24. Internet Archive, <https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofcelt0000mack>. [^2]: ‘Artio’, Wikipedia, last edited 12 May 2025, 18:07 (UTC), <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artio>. [^3]: James MacKillop, ‘Artio’, *[[MacKillop, Dictionary of Celtic Mythology, 1998|Dictionary of Celtic Mythology]]* (Oxford University, 1998), p. 24. Internet Archive, <https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofcelt0000mack>. [^4]: Peter Berresford Ellis, ‘Artio’, *[[Ellis, Dictionary of Celtic Mythology, 1992|Dictionary of Celtic Mythology]]* (ABC-CLIO, 1992), p. 34. Internet Archive, <https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofcelt0000elli>. [^5]: James MacKillop, ‘Artio’, *[[MacKillop, Dictionary of Celtic Mythology, 1998|Dictionary of Celtic Mythology]]* (Oxford University, 1998), p. 24. Internet Archive, <https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofcelt0000mack>.