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Latis

Name of two Celtic deities

Name of two Celtic deities

NOTOC In ancient Celtic polytheism, Latis is the name of two Celtic deities worshipped in Roman Britain. One is a goddess (Dea Latis), the other a god (Deus Latis), and they are both known from a single inscription each.

Dea Latis

The dedication to Dea Latis was found at Birdoswald Roman Fort in Cumbria, England, in 1873. It reads simply: For the goddess Latis.}}

The E is written as a ||. The stone is now in the Carlisle Museum.

She may have been associated with the nearby rivers.

Deus Latis

The dedication to Deus Latis, recovered on an altar-stone at the Roman fort of Aballava, Burgh-by-Sands (also in Cumbria) reads:

To the god Latis, Lucius Ursei [dedicates this].}}

The altar-stone to Deus Latis was found near an image of a horned god and another dedication to the god Belatucadros.

Etymology

The name 'Latis' may conceivably be related to the Proto-Celtic words *lati- meaning 'liquor', *lat- 'day', or *lāto- 'lust'.

References

References

  1. Collingwood, R.G. and Wright, R.P. (1965) ''The Roman Inscriptions of Britain'' (RIB) ''Vol.I Inscriptions on Stone''. Oxford. [http://www.roman-britain.org/places/banna.htm#rib1897 RIB 1897, online at www.roman-britain.org]
  2. Dictionary of Celtic Myth and Legend, Miranda J. Green, Thames and Hudson Ltd, London, 1997
  3. Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, [[University of Wales]]. "[http://www.wales.ac.uk/documents/external/cawcs/pcl-moe.pdf Proto-Celtic—English lexicon] {{Webarchive. link. (2006-01-14 ." (See also [http://www.wales.ac.uk/newpages/EXTERNAL/E4504.asp this page] {{Webarchive). link. (2007-03-10 for background and disclaimers.))
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