Coventina

Coventina was in the Britannic mythology a healing and spring goddess who was worshiped on Hadrian's Wall.

The Sanctuary

For Coventina stationed on Hadrian's Wall legionaries built a sanctuary in Fort VII of Brocolita ( Carrawburgh, Northumberland ). The square temple was built over an active source today ( " Coventina 's Well " ) and 1876 excavated. In the basin of over 13,000 coins and bronze animal figurines have been found. Also in it were the public later thrown in consecration altar stones and debris. Inscriptions, are detected at least thirteen dedications to Coventina. Furthermore in the temple complex three magic altars dedicated to the god Mithras were found.

The bas-relief on the right shows the goddess lying on a sheet with a plant in her hand. It was dedicated by the inscription of Titus D ( omitius? ) Cosconianus, Prefect of the 1st Batavian cohort.

The left shows a relief Trinity ( triads) with a cup in one hand and water teeming urns in the other hand. Here the characters in the inscription as nymphs ( Nimpha, nimfa ) are referred to.

Three other dedicatory inscriptions found (two in Spain, one in Gallia narbonensis ) could also refer to Conventina, but this is controversial.