Brigantia (goddess) Brigantia (goddess) Brigantia was a goddess in Celtic (Gallo-Roman and Romano-British) religion of Late Antiquity. Through "interpretatio Romana", she was equated with "Victoria". The tales connected to the characters of Brigid and Saint Brigid in Irish mythology and legend have been argued to be connected to Brigantia although the figures themselves remain distinct. The name is derived from Proto-Celtic "*Brigantī" and means "The High One", cognate with the Old Irish name Brigit, the Old High German personal name "Burgunt", the Sanskrit word "Bṛhatī" (बृहती) "high", an epithet of the Hindu dawn goddess Ushas, and Avestan "bǝrǝzaitī". The ultimate source is
The Goddess: A Demon also a work of imperial and invasion literature. The Goddess is a threat from India that infiltrates English and London society. She influences Edwin Lawrence into debauchery and ruin after he takes an idol from India. The Goddess also exerts influence of Bessie Moore and ends up ruining Edwin and disturbing Bessie. The Goddess threatens the Victorian way of life. She is able to go to London and wreaks havoc in English territory. The New Woman is a theme explored in "The Goddess: A Demon". Like many novels of the time such as, Haggard’s "She" and Marsh’s "The Beetle", the