Callirius

Callirius was a Celtic god worshiped in Britain . From Colchester (County Essex ), the former Camulodunum , an inscription has been preserved in his honor:

" DEO SILVANO CALLIRIO D CINTVSMVS AERARIVS VSLM "

"For the god Silvanus Callirius, Decimus Cintusmus, coppersmith, willingly fulfilled and deserved his vow."

In a poem about the god Cernunnos , Callirus is mentioned:

Cernunnos

Horned, seated man

God of the forest

You are Callirus under the trees

You are the man of Nemetona .

The name Callirius is associated with the Irish coll [ koːɬ ] ("hazelnut") and the Welsh celli [ 'keɬi ] ("forest"). The identification according to the Interpretatio Romana with the Roman god Silvanus also shows that Callirus was a god of trees and forests.

literature

Andrew Breeze: The god Silvanus Callirius and RIB 194, from Colchester. In: Britannia 35, 2004, pp. 228-229.

Individual evidence

^ AE 1949, 94 = The Roman Inscriptions of Britain (RIB) 194 .
↑ Harry Eilenstein: Cernunnos. From shaman to druid Merlin. Book on Demand, 2015, p. 675 .
↑ cf. Andrew Breeze: The god Silvanus Callirius and RIB 194, from Colchester. In: Britannia 35, 2004, p. 228

[1] AE 1949, 94 = The Roman Inscriptions of Britain (RIB) 194 .

[2] Harry Eilenstein: Cernunnos. From shaman to druid Merlin. Book on Demand, 2015, p. 675 .

[3] . Andrew Breeze: The god Silvanus Callirius and RIB 194, from Colchester. In: Britannia 35, 2004, p. 228