Gebrinius

Gebrinius ( " goat " [? ] ) Was a god who was worshiped in Roman times Bonn. After the interpretatio romana he is equated with Mercury. Both a perfect Celtic as well as a Germanic interpretation of the name can not be made because of the uncertain etymology.

Tradition

Under the minster in Bonn ( Bonna, a Roman province Germania superior) ten Roman times consecration stones were found after 1920 during archaeological investigations that have been dedicated to the Mercurius Gebrinius.

  • # 186: AE 1931, 26 Deo Merc [u ] / rio Gebrinio Aurelius / Perula p p ( ortus? ) L ( irensis? ) / Rip (a ) e Rheni leg ( ionis ) / IM ( inerviae ) ( raepositus? ) templum / [ ?]
  • # 188: AE 1931, 27 Deo Mercurio Gebrin ( io ) / C ( AIUs ) Victorius / Liberalis nego / { t } tiator cretarius v ( otum ) s ( olvit ) l ( ibens ) m ( erito )
  • No Nesselhauf 189: Mercurio Gebri / nio Amandini / Similis et Ianua / v rius ( otum ) s ( olverunt ) l ( ibentes ) m ( erito )
  • No Nesselhauf 190: Mercurio Gebri / nio ex imp ( erio ) ips (ius ) C ( AIUs ) Ana / Atto Illius et Anail / Manlius Attonius per / se et suis l ( ibentes ) m ( erito )
  • No Nesselhauf 191: Mercurio Gebri / nio M ( arcus ) Cuo / nius Vict [o ] r / per se et su [is ] s ( olvit ) l ( ibens ) m ( erito )
  • No Nesselhauf 192: Mercurio / Gebrinio / L ( ucius ) Manius / Sacer / v ( otum ) s ( olvit ) l ( ibens ) m ( erito )
  • No Nesselhauf 193: Me [ rcurio ] / Gebr [i ] n [io ] / L ( ucius ) Paccius / Paris / v ( otum ) s ( olvit ) l ( ibens ) l ( aetus ) m ( erito )
  • No Nesselhauf 194 (!) Deo Mercurio Gebr / innio Marcus Ulpi / [ u] s Gratus votum / [ so ] LVIT Libens merit / [ o] per se et suis om / nibus
  • No Nesselhauf 195: [ Merc ] urio / [ Gebr ] INIO / niu [s ]

From the same sanctuary also consecration stones to the Germanic Aufaniae come Matronae with which Gebrinius is seen in close connection.

Interpretation

Because on some stones consecration of a ram is mapped, the name will be provided to Gallo Gabros " Aries ". This interpretation is favored by modern research.

Siegfried Good Brunner drew contrast Norse gifr " fiend " added, pointing the name as * Gebriniaz » Lord of the Fiends " and saw him as less than satisfactory Odin as the leader of the Wild Hunt.

Mercury (mythology) Gaulish language Celtic polytheism Bernhard Maier Rudolf Simek
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