Onomaris

Onomaris was a Celtic woman who is described in the anonymous collection of Greek stories known in Latin as Tractatus De Mulieribus Claris en Bello.^[1]

According to this text source, her people, suffering from scarcity and needing to flee their land, offered to obey anyone willing to lead them. When no man accepted the offer, Onomaris pooled their resources and led the emigration.^[2] Onomaris crossed the Ister and ruled over the land after defeating the local inhabitants in battle.^[3] She is estimated to have lived at around the 4th century BC.^[4] She was honored by the Galatians for her feats.^[2]

The name Onomaris sounds like a Greek word^[5] but it appears to be a compound, with the second element "-maris" reflecting a Celtic root that meant "great".^[6] It may also mean "mountain ash",^[7] or possibly "like a great mountain ash or rowan tree".^[8]^[9] It is also suggested that the on or on(n)o in her name meant "river".^[3]

References[]

^ Freeman, Philip (2006). The Philosopher and the Druids: A Journey Among the Ancient Celts. New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 206. ISBN 0-7432-8906-4.
^ ^a ^b Koch, John (2006). Celtic Culture: A-Celti, Volume I. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. p. 1396. ISBN 1-85109-440-7.
^ ^a ^b Gera, Deborah (1997). Warrior Women: The Anonymous Tractatus De Mulieribus. E.J. Brill, Leiden, the Netherlands. p. 10-11. ISBN 90-04-10665-0.
^ Freedman, Phillip (2006). The Philosopher and the Druids: A Journey Among the Ancient Celts. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster. p. 115. ISBN 0-7432-8906-4.
^ Gera, Deborah (2018). Warrior Women: The Anonymous Tractatus De Mulieribus. Leiden: BRILL. p. 220. ISBN 978-90-04-32988-1.
^ Celtic culture: a historical encyclopedia. Vol. 1-, Volume 2 edited by John T. Koch, p.1396
^ Ereira, Alan; Jones, Terry (2009-05-27). Terry Jones' Barbarians - Alan Ereira, Terry Jones. ISBN 9781409070429. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
^ Ellis, Peter Berresford (1943-03-10). "Celt and Greek: Celts in the Hellenic World - Peter Berresford Ellis". Retrieved 2015-07-10.
^ Ellis, Peter Berresford (1943-03-10). Celtic women: women in Celtic society and literature - Peter Berresford Ellis. ISBN 9780802838087. Retrieved 2015-07-10.

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[1] Freeman, Philip (2006). The Philosopher and the Druids: A Journey Among the Ancient Celts. New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 206. ISBN 0-7432-8906-4.

[:0-2] Koch, John (2006). Celtic Culture: A-Celti, Volume I. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. p. 1396. ISBN 1-85109-440-7.

[:1-3] Gera, Deborah (1997). Warrior Women: The Anonymous Tractatus De Mulieribus. E.J. Brill, Leiden, the Netherlands. p. 10-11. ISBN 90-04-10665-0.

[4] Freedman, Phillip (2006). The Philosopher and the Druids: A Journey Among the Ancient Celts. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster. p. 115. ISBN 0-7432-8906-4.

[5] Gera, Deborah (2018). Warrior Women: The Anonymous Tractatus De Mulieribus. Leiden: BRILL. p. 220. ISBN 978-90-04-32988-1.

[6] Celtic culture: a historical encyclopedia. Vol. 1-, Volume 2 edited by John T. Koch, p.1396

[7] Ereira, Alan; Jones, Terry (2009-05-27). Terry Jones' Barbarians - Alan Ereira, Terry Jones. ISBN 9781409070429. Retrieved 2015-07-10.

[8] Ellis, Peter Berresford (1943-03-10). "Celt and Greek: Celts in the Hellenic World - Peter Berresford Ellis". Retrieved 2015-07-10.

[9] Ellis, Peter Berresford (1943-03-10). Celtic women: women in Celtic society and literature - Peter Berresford Ellis. ISBN 9780802838087. Retrieved 2015-07-10.

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