a beautifully realised commission by the highly talented and very friendly artist  Calicolored

As a fan of Celtic music, pagan folk, the Gaelic language and art, I have been looking for art that combines this style with my Friesian horse character for a while.
It must have been a lot of work to design the Celtic knots for this banner idea, but Calicolored has done a wonderful job of combining the grace of the Friesian horse with the symbols in this banner.
One of my personal highlights is the braided mane plait in this knot style.

About the title
Epona was a Celtic and Gallo-Roman horse goddess. Her name is derived from the ancient Celtic "epos" and Irish ech, both meaning horse.
Epona was widespread throughout the Celtic region, she was also worshipped as a fertility goddess.
As the patron goddess of horses and riders, every horse is, so to speak, a protégé of Epona.

About Celtic knots
The classic Celtic knot is characterised by the fact that its lines have no discernible beginning or end.
Since Celts did not leave written records, but passed knowledge orally from generation to generation, it is difficult to reconstruct the exact meaning of the knot symbols.

A common idea behind the meaning of Celtic knots with no beginning and no end are linked to the idea of the continuous cycle of life, death and rebirth, or the three states of mind, body and soul.
It is believed that the interwoven nature of the strands in braiding patterns may represent connections in life between the real, physical world and the Otherworld.


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