Antenociticus
Antenociticus also Anociticus , is the name of a Celtic deity who was worshiped in Britain . It is an old British local god.
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Localization
In a temple of the Roman fort Condercum on Hadrian's Wall , near today's Benwell in the west of Newcastle upon Tyne, there are three altars consecrated to the Antenociticus. In addition to the dedicatory inscriptions on these altars (RIB 1327–1329), the remains of a life-size statue of the god were found in 1862, including the lower leg, upper arm and head, all made of sandstone . The neck is adorned with a torque (jewelry ring). This head with the hairstyle allegedly reminiscent of horns - which, however, is not seen in this way by all Celtologists - also shows clear stylistic elements of the Latène periodand Mediterranean stonemasonry. These artifacts are now in the Great North Museum at Newcastle upon Tyne.
See also
literature
- Helmut Birkhan : Celts. Attempt at a complete representation of their culture. 2nd, corrected and enlarged edition. Publishing house of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1997, ISBN 3-7001-2609-3 .
- Maximilian Ihm : Antenociticus . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume I, 2, Stuttgart 1894, Col. 2351.
- Bernhard Maier : Lexicon of Celtic Religion and Culture (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 466). Kröner, Stuttgart 1994, ISBN 3-520-46601-5 , p. 21.
Web links
- Wolfgang Haase: Religion (Paganism: the religious conditions in the provinces), Volume 18. Walter de Gruyter, 1986, p. 64 f.
- Guy De la Bédoyère: Architecture in Roman Britain , Osprey Publishing, 2002, p. 49 f.
- Antenociticus at roman-britain.org section "The Gods of Condercum", (English)