Andarta
Andarta ("who has a bear in it" or "great / mighty she-bear"; see Irish art , Welsh arth ) was probably a Celtic goddess of victory and war .
mythology
Andarta is associated with the Celtic bear deities Artio and Artaios . It is often assumed that she could be identical with the British deity Andraste , which is etymologically improbable. According to the Interpretatio Romana , a connection to the Roman goddess Victoria is assumed.
Inscriptions
In the area of the city of Die ( Dea Augusta Vocontiorum ) in southern France ( Département Drôme , Roman province Gallia Narbonensis ) seven dedicatory inscriptions were found: Andarta is almost exclusively venerated together with Dea Augusta, who gave the place Die its name. It is therefore a local deity associated with the imperial cult, which is also indicated by the names of the dedicants .
- CIL 12, 01554 Deae Andar / tae
- CIL 12, 01555 Deae Aug (ustae) / Anda [rtae] / [
- CIL 12, 01556 Deae Aug (ustae) / Andartae / L (ucius) Carisius / Serenus / IIIIIIvir Aug (ustalis) / [v (otum)] s (olvit) l (ibens) m (erito)
- CIL 12, 01557 Deae Aug (ustae) / Andartae / T (itus) Dexius / Zosimus / [
- CIL 12, 01558 De (ae) Aug (ustae) / Andartae / Q (uintus) Iul (ius) Anto / ninus // De (ae) Aug (ustae) / Andartae / M (arcus) Iulius / Theodorus
- CIL 12, 01559 Deae An / dartae / Aug (ustae) Sext (us) / Pluta [ti] us / Paternus / ex voto
- CIL 12, 01560 Deae Aug (ustae) / Andartae / M (arcus) Pomp (eius) / Primitivus / ex vot [o]
See also
literature
- Helmut Birkhan : Celts. Attempt at a complete representation of their culture. Publishing house of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1997, ISBN 3-7001-2609-3 .
- Bernhard Maier : Lexicon of Celtic Religion and Culture (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 466). Kröner, Stuttgart 1994, ISBN 3-520-46601-5 .