Friagabis
Friagabis is the name of a Germanic goddess recorded in inscriptions from Vercovicium on Hadrian's Wall in northern England . The transparent name means the "bountiful" or "who gives the popular". In a votive inscription from the end of the 2nd century, her name is mentioned next to that of Baudihillia . Both are known as "duabus Alaisagis". Because of this nickname Alaisiagae and because of the place where they were found, they are seen as companions of Mars Thincsus and are interpreted as either thing goddesses or as healing and blessing deities. The following inscription was from a Roman auxiliary unit , theNumerus Hnaudifridi established:
"Deabus // Alaisia / gis Bau / dihillie / et Friaga / bi et N (umini) Aug (usti) / n (umerus) Hnau / difridi / v (otum) s (olvit) l (ibens) m (erito). "
"To the goddesses of Alaisiagae, Baudihillia and Friagabis and to the divinity of the emperor, the unity of Hnaudifridus gladly and rightly fulfilled their vows."
literature
- On an Altar Dedicated to the Alaisiagae. In: Archaeologia Aeliana (Ser. 3) 19 (1922), pp. 185-197 .
- Siegfried Gutenbrunner : The Germanic god names of the ancient inscriptions. (= Rhenish contributions and auxiliary books on Germanic philology and folklore 24). Niemeyer, Halle / Saale 1936, pp. 24-25, 41-49.
- Rudolf Simek : Lexicon of Germanic Mythology (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 368). 3rd, completely revised edition. Kröner, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 3-520-36803-X , pp. 7–8, 44, 117.