[ **up: [[Deities]] ] --- # Artio (Celtic deity) A bear goddess of the Continental Celts.[^1] Known as *Dea Artio* in the Gaulish region (lit. *bear goddess*).[^2] She has been founded depicted on bronze at [[Bern (Switzerland)]], where “[[2024-0728. Artio was a Gaulish goddess, found on bronze from Berne and probably cognate with Art ('bear'), because the goddess sits before a huge bear, offering fruit to it.|the goddess sits before a huge bear, offering fruit to it]]”.[^3] > [[2024-0527. Artio was a bear-goddess of the Continental Celts.|‘Artio is depicted as seated before a huge bear that is near a tree. In her lap she holds a patera or saucer containing fruit, apparently in offering to the bear.’]][^1] [^1]: James MacKillop, *[[MacKillop. 'Dictionary of Celtic Mythology', 1998.|Dictionary of Celtic Mythology]]* (Oxford: Oxford University, 1998), s.v. ‘Artio’. [^2]: ‘Artio’, *Wikipedia*, updated 12 May 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artio. [^3]: Peter Berresford Ellis, *[[Ellis. 'Dictionary of Celtic Mythology', 1992.|Dictionary of Celtic Mythology]]* (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1992), s.v. ‘Artio’.