Nehalennia

 Nehalennia (Celtic: "she of the sea"): ancient goddess, venerated in the Roman age at the mouth of the river Scheldt.

 All of them can be dated to the second and early third centuries CE. Most pieces show a young female figure, sitting on a throne in an apse between two columns, holding a basket of apples on her lap. Nearly always, there is a wolf dog at her side. In some cases, the fruit basket is replaced by something that looks like loaves of bread; in other cases, we can see the woman standing next to a ship or a prow. Several inscriptions inform us that the votive altar was placed to show gratitude for a safe passage across the North Sea, and we may assume that other altars were dedicated for the same reason. (Of course, this does not mean that all pieces were erected after a safe passage.) An example of a typical inscription: To the goddess Nehalennia, on account of goods duly kept safe, Marcus Secundinius Silvanus, trader in pottery with Britain, fulfilled his vow willingly and deservedly. There's a Dutch heathen band called Heidevolk (literally translated Heathenfolk) who dedicated a entire song to her. Last July when driving home from a catering job I actually drove under a bridge at highway A12 named "Nehalennia". Seems like she has been popping up more in my personal life. That might be because I will actually be travelling across the North Sea and the Atlantic to the US come October. It will be by plane instead of by boat but still a safe passage over the ocean would be preferred.