Meduris

Meduris or Meduros is the name of an enigmatic Celtic deity associated with Teutates , in the form Toutatis Medurini (dative form).

etymology

An inscription from Rome gives this double name, and two more are known from Alsace . The name forms Meduros or Meduris deciphered there could etymologically be related to the root word * Medrus , a god name, about whose bearer and its function or mythology nothing is known. In one of the inscriptions from Alsace, from Brumath (Brocomagus, Germania superior ), the corresponding relief shows a naked warrior with a helmet, spear and a bull's head.

A connection with the Irish god Midir is also not excluded.

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 .
• Bernhard Maier : The religion of the Celts. Gods, myths, worldview . Beck, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-406-48234-1 .

See also

• List of Celtic gods and legendary figures
• Celtic religion
• Celtic mythology

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Helmut Birkhan: Celts. Attempt at a complete representation of their culture. P. 673 f.
2. ↑ CIL VI, 31182 Petiganus / Placidus / Toutati / Medurini / votum sol / vet (!) Anni / versarium
3. ↑ Bernhard Maier: The religion of the Celts: gods, myths, worldview. P. 91. ( Online in Google Book Search)
4. ↑ CIL XIII, 6017 D (eo) Medru Matu / tina Cobnert (i)