Briganitius

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Briganitius is the name of a Celtic god , his name possibly means "the exalted". It is interpreted as the male equivalent of the goddess Brigantia .

A dedicatory inscription was found in Rome , which Briganitius calls "Deo Sancto (H) eroni Briganitio" .

According to Birkhan , the name can be derived from the Celtic part of the place name briga- ("castle"). This designation of a residence, refuge or a center of protourban life is widespread in the Celticum with the exception of the island Celtic area. According to this part of the word, Briganitius can be the patron god of a fortified settlement.

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 .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ CIL VI, 02807 Deo Sancto / (H) eroni Briganitio / Flabius Proclianus / mil (es) coh (ortis) III pr (aetoriae) / Claudi (us) Mucianus / mil (es) coh (ortis) V pr (aetoriae) / Aureli (us) Valerianus / mil (es) coh (ortis) V pr (aetoriae) / Valeri (us) Maximus / mil (es) coh (ortis) X pr (aetoriae) / cives Usdicensis / vico Agatapara / v (otum ) l (ibentes) s (olverunt)
  2. ↑ 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 , pp. 154, 291, 339