Ataegina is a goddess of which mythology?

Ataegina, also known as Attaegina, Atecina, Adegine, or Addagina, was a goddess worshipped by the ancient Iberians, Lusitanians, and Celtiberians of the Iberian Peninsula. She is goddess of Underword, spring and rebirth.

Her symbolic animal of Ataecina is the goat and its tree is the cypress (of a marked funerary character, not in vain the tradition of planting cypresses in the necropolis is from the pre-Christian Mediterranean tradition).

Her cult is characterized by the erection of altars and the use of small offerings in fulfillment of a vow, that could either have the shape of little goats or could be cylinders in which a face with large round eyes was carved combined with other geometric shapes that made up the features of the face. In the inscriptions, both his blessing and curses are requested, which could range from a slight illness to death. She was also asked to cure various ailments.

Her cult spread above all in Lusitania and Hispania; there were also sanctuaries dedicated to Ataecina in Elvas (Portugal) and Mérida and Cáceres (Spain), as well as other towns near the Guadiana river.

Many of the sites where inscriptions and objects dedicated to her have been found are near iron and tin mining operations. This reinforces her character as goddess of the Underworld, since in various mythologies, the god of the Underworld is also the owner of the metals and minerals hidden in the bowels of the earth. An example would be the Greek god Hades.