Andarta

Andarta ( " in itself has a bear " or " great / mighty bear ", see Irish art, Welsh arth ) was probably a Celtic victory and war goddess.

Mythology

Andarta is associated with the Celtic deities bear Artio and Artaios. Frequently is also suspected that they might be identical with the Britannic divinity Andraste, but this is etymologically unlikely. After the interpretatio romana connect to the Roman goddess Victoria is assumed.

Inscriptions

In urban Die ( Dea Augusta Vocontiorum ) in the south of France ( Drôme, a Roman province Gallia Narbonensis ) seven Weiheinschrifen were found: Andarta is almost exclusively worshiped together with the Dea Augusta, who was the namesake for the place. It therefore is a connected to the imperial cult local deity, whereupon also indicate the names of the Dedikanten.

  • CIL 12, 01554 Deae Andar / tae
  • CIL 12, 01555 Deae August ( ustae ) / Anda [ RTAE ] / [
  • CIL 12, 01556 Deae August ( ustae ) / Andartae / L ( ucius ) Carisius / Serenus / IIIIIIvir August ( ustalis ) / [ v ( otum ) ] s ( olvit ) l ( ibens ) m ( erito )
  • CIL 12, 01557 Deae August ( ustae ) / Andartae / T ( itus ) Dexius / Zosimus / [
  • CIL 12, 01558 De ( ae ) August ( ustae ) / Andartae / Q ( uintus ) Iul (ius ) Anto / ninus / / De ( ae ) August ( ustae ) / Andartae / M ( arcus ) Iulius / Theodorus
  • CIL 12, 01560 Deae August ( ustae ) / Andartae / M ( arcus ) Pomp ( eius ) / Primitivus / ex vot [o ]
Artaius Victoria (mythology) Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum Celtic polytheism Bernhard Maier
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