Ancasta
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Ancasta was a Celtic goddess worshipped in Roman Britain. She is known from a single dedicatory inscription found in the United Kingdom at Bitterne, near Southampton.[1] Ancasta may be taken to be a local goddess, possibly associated with the nearby River Itchen.
The votive dedication to Ancasta reads:
- DEAE ANCASTAE GEMINVS MANI VSLM
- "To the goddess Ancasta, Geminus Mani[lius] willingly and deservedly fulfills his vow."
It may be possible that the name 'Ancasta' is related to Proto-Celtic *kasto- meaning 'swift'.[2]
[edit] Sources
- ^ Jufer, Nicole & Thierry Luginbühl (2001). Les dieux gaulois : répertoire des noms de divinités celtiques connus par l'épigraphie, les textes antiques et la toponymie. Paris: Editions Errance. ISBN 2-87772-200-7. p.21.
- ^ Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, University of Wales. "Proto-Celtic—English lexicon." (See also this page for background and disclaimers.)
- British Museum, London, England.
- Carlisle Museum, Cumbria, England.
- Lancaster museum, Lancaster, England.
- Newcastle Museum of Antiquities, Newcastle, England.
- Penrith Museum, Penrith, England.
- Vercovicium Roman Museum, Housesteads, Northumberland, England.
- York Castle Museum, York, England.
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