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==== Epona in Hispania ====
Evidence of Epona's cult has been found as far west as the [[Roman province]] of [[Hispania]], in the [[Iberian Peninsula]]. The core of the cult was likely centered around [[Celtiberians|Celtiberia]], a region populated by [[Hispano-Celtic languages|Hispano-Celtic]] speakers that was later absorbed into the Empire. She is attested to in [[Cantabria]] and [[Palencia]] in modern-day Spain, where she was known as '''Epane'''.<ref>Simón.</ref> Generally, in art from this region, Epona is depicted riding a horse, standing among a herd of horses, or feeding foals.

A small stone altar dedicated to the goddess was found in [[Andújar]], [[Andalusia]], likely dating to the late 1st or early 2nd centuries CE. The goddess herself is not depicted, but a [[mule]] is carved into the surface. The expansion of her cult outside of Celtiberia and into cities along the [[Sierra Morena]] is likely due to the vast network of [[Copper extraction|copper mines]] in the region; her worshippers likely worked at or owned these mines.<ref name=":6" />