Rudiobus

Rudiobus is the name of a Celtic god in mythology who is mentioned in a single dedicatory inscription .

Location

During quarrying work in Neuvy-en-Sullias ( Cenabum / Aureliani , Roman province Lugdunensis ; Loiret department ) several Gallo-Roman bronze statuettes were discovered: a horse, a deer, three wild boars and nine human figures. The bronzes were apparently only intended to be temporarily hidden in the underground room where they were found.

The inscription was found on the base of the prancing bronze horse. This bronze find was also dedicated to other deities - including Gallic interpretations of the Roman god Mars . The name Rudiobus probably has a connection with the color red.

See also

• List of Celtic gods and legendary figures
• Celtic religion

literature

• Bernhard Maier : Lexicon of Celtic Religion and Culture (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 466). Kröner, Stuttgart 1994, ISBN 3-520-46601-5 , pp. 249, 281.

Web links

• Assmann, Graf, Holscher, Koenen, Rupke: Archives for the history of religion. Walter de Gruyter, 2009, ISBN 978-3-11-020895-5 , p. 106 f. (books.google.at)
• Greek and Roman Bronzes. Taylor & Francis, p. 232. (books.google.at)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ CIL XIII, 3071 Aug (usto) Rudiobo sacrum / cur (ia) Cassiciate d (e) s (ua) p (ecunia) d (edit) / Ser (vius) Esumagius Sacrovi <r = B> Ser (vius) Iomaglius Severus / f (aciendum) c (uraverunt)