Leucetius

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Leucetius or (younger) Loucetius ( Gall. Loucetios, Leucetios ) was a Celtic (healing and / or war) god who, according to the Interpretatio Romana, was equated with the Roman god of war Mars . The name is derived from the Celtic word for "shine, shine"; the change between / eu / and / ou / is quite common. Another connection would also be possible to the old Irish lóchet (poetic for "lightning"); as would a transfer of the Italian Jupiter - epithet Lucetius in question.

Adoration

Leucetius was particularly revered by the Aresaks , a sub-tribe of the Treveri , and the Vangions . Together with Nemetona he had a temple in Mainz ( Mogontiacum , Roman province Germania superior ) in the area of ​​the Aresaks. A second temple of the pair of gods was in Trier ( Augusta Treverorum ). Several dedicatory inscriptions dedicated to Loucetius come from the tribal area of ​​the Treveri (all in the province of Germania superior): Ober-Olm , Worms ( Borbetomagus ), Grosskrotzenburg , Wiesbaden-Frauenstein , Strasbourg ( Argentorate ). An inscription from Bath ( Aquae Sulis ) in England, which was dedicated to the pair of gods, was donated by a Treverer. The goddess Nemetona is named here as a partner .

See also

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Bernhard Maier: Lexicon of the Celtic religion and culture . P. 206.
  2. ↑ Helmut Birkhan: Celts. Attempt at a complete representation of their culture. P. 638 f.
  3. ↑ CIL XIII, 7241 Curtilia Prepusa / Marti Loucetio / v (otum) s (olvit) l (ibens) l (aeta) m (erito) ; CIL XIII, 7242 Marti Leucetio / T (itus) Satrius Censorinus / v (otum) s (olvit) l (ibens) l (aetus) m (erito) ; CIL XIII, 7252 Marti Lo] ucetio L (ucius) Iulius B [3] / [3 et Tert] ulla (?) Fontem et it [er per] / [possessi] onem suam ad tem [plum] / [3] ARESACE [3] publice P [
  4. ↑ Finke 324.
  5. ↑ AE 1990, 750 Sacrum / Marti Lou [cetio] / Tib (erius) Cl (audius) A [3] / leg (ionis) XXI [I Pr (imigeniae) P (iae) F (idelis)] / v (otum ) s (olvit) l (aetus) [l (ibens) m (erito)]
  6. ↑ CIL XIII, 6221 [In honorem] / domu (s) divinae / Marti Loucetio / sacrum Amandus / Velugni f (ilius) Devas / ; CIL XIII, 6221a Marti // Martis
  7. ↑ CIL XIII, 7412 [In] h (onorem) d (omus) d (ivinae) / Marti L / [eu] cet (io) et Vi [c] / [t] oriae M () / [S] everinu [ s] / [p] ro suis fi [l] / [ii] s Sperato e [t] / Pupo civ [ib (us)] / Treveris
  8. ↑ CIL XIII, 7608 Marti / Leucetio / pro salute / Imp (eratoris) domini n (ostri) Aug (usti) / Pii [Q (uintus)] Voconius / Vitulus [| (centurio)] leg (ionis) XXII / Pr ( imigemiae) P (iae) F (idelis) ponendum / curavit
  9. ↑ CIL XIII, 11605 Marti / Loucet (io) / v (otum) s (olvit) l (ibens) l (aetus) m (erito) / Fittio Cond / olli f (ilius) eq (ues) al / a Petri ( ana) Treve (r)
  10. ↑ The Roman Inscriptions of Britain (RIB) [1]