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·Aetios (AETIOS)
Etim.: IE *ay-to- “portion, part, period” > *aytyo- “ the one who destinates the age, delimits the eras,
lifetime”
Nat. Func.: tribal deity, probably linked to breeding, lifetime, counting of time and of primordial
function; he might have some connection with births, nurture and growing of what is living, as well as
the undergrowth and death, to seasonal cycles and magic.
Simbol: ?
·Aras or Aros (ARAS, AROS; dat. ARABO, ARASEI COLLOVESEI CAELONI COSIGO, HARASE)
Etim.: *aro- "agriculture", *ar-ās “plowing fields”
Nat. Func.: regional deity, associated to fields fertility, planting, seasonal changes, as well as
confluences, technology, fecundity and agricultural implements, wealth, crops, abundance and
community support. May (possibly) have some relation to god Harācos.
Simbol: plow (?), confluence (?)
·Ariconā (ARICONA )
Etim.: *φari-kounā “that who’s ahead of the pack [of dogs]” or “marvellous”, or *φari-kunā “the higher
one, superior”
Nat. Func.: tribal or local deity, probably linked to tribal protection and war, to dogs, and maybe to
aquatic accesses to the otherworld (would she also be associated to the crafts?).
Simbol: wild dogs (?)
·Besenclā (BESENCLA)
Etim.: from IE *bhes- “spread, blot, blow” or from *gʷes- “extinguish”; or even from *gʷheiǝ- “vein,
base, prop”; and then *bhes-klā- “that who piles” or *gʷes-klā- > *bes-en-klā “that who extinguishes”
Nat. Func.: local deity, probably associated to communitarian protection (perhaps mostly of the fields
and houses), and possibly to eradication of pests and scaring away agricultural ills.
Simbol: ?
·Broeneiā (BROENEIA)
Etim.: perhaps from IE *gʷhren- “impetus, mind” or from *bhroisqo- “acrid, severe, bitter” or do PrC
*bronyā “bow, breast”
Nat. Func.: local deity, probably associated to fertility (perhaps more at mental field, in other words,
inspiration), armed protection and maybe to initiative, learning and execution of crafts, and to domestic
fire.
Simbol: ?
·Cēliborcā (CELIBORCA)
Etim.: IE *keili-bhorg-ā “narrow, high troat/of the stick”?; or from PrC *keilyā-bergā “plunder, assault
mate”
Nat. Func.: local deity, probably associated to local military success, conquers and tribe protection as a
whole.
Simbol: ?
·Corvā (CORVA)
Etim.: *korwā “crane, dark, grey, curve” or from *koro-wā “she of the troop, army”
Nat. Func.: local deity, probably associated to battles, defense and local protection, access to
otherworld, death and maybe prophecies and divine messages on war matters.
Simbol: crow
·Dēvā (DEVA)
Etim.: *deiwā “goddess”
Nat. Func.: theonym which can express a general-abstract designation or more likely a local-topic deity;
probably associated to earth, local protection, fertility, nurture (wich envolves the maternal and
lactating), wealthy and perhaps the aquatic access to otherworld (by an epithet like *ammā “the one who
washes”).
Símb.: ?
·Icconā (ICCONA)
Etim.: *yīkk-onā "great heal" or *yīkk-awnā "one that heals, healer" or less possible *ekʷ-onā - "Epona"
Nat. Func.: local deity, probably related to gaulish goddess Icaunā, associated to healing, medicine,
sources and holy fountains ; maybe it is also related to sun and streams.
Simbol: ?
·Igaedos (IGAEDOS)
Etim.: *yagi- “ice” > *yagi-to- > *igay-to- “frosty” or form the root IE *eig- > *eig-to- “accompanied; cry,
moan”
Nat. Func.: local deity, perhaps associated to climate change to winter (maybe to a certain group of
constellations and to heavenly signs of becoming of winter), frost and fog.
Simbol: ?
·Matres (MATRES)
Etim.: *matīr "mother"
Nat. Func.: super-regional deities (also worshipped in Betica-Vetonia), mostly presented as a triplet,
associated to motherhood, nurture, breastfeeding, abundance, family and wives protection; perhaps
·Mavos (MAVOS)
Etim.: IE *mā- “hand waving, gesture; mistake” > *māwo- “that who waves; handy, manageable?”
Nat. Func.: tribal-local deity, probably associated to handling weapons, war, animal domestication
(especially horses?) and maybe to metallurgy and carpentry.
Simbol: ?
·Moricilos (MORICILOS)
Etim.: *mori-keilyo- "sea companion, sailor" or *mori-kelyo- "sea-death " or even from *mori-kello- “sea
striker”
Nat. Func.: local epithet or deity from a super-regional god, associated to winds, clouds, sea, sky, battle
and perhaps to fertility and seasonal renovation.
Simbol: bull, sea, mace or hammer (?)
·Trebopalā (TREBOPALA)
Etim.: *trebā-kʷalo- "the house sword " or *trebā-φallo- "altar, house rock, foundation"
Nat. Func.: local deity, associated to domestic armed protection, familiar and of property, maybe
associated to the protection of what is growing (animals, crops, family children) and to scaring away the
local ills.
Simbol: sword (?), foundation stone (?)
·Ilurbedā (ILVRBEDA)
Etim.: *elur-bedā “swan bed”; less likely from *elur-weid-ā “that who knows the swan”
Nat. Func.: tribal goddess (also worshipped in Lusitania), possibly associated to driving onto otherworld,
dead and deceased assistance (what includes funeral services), perhaps also associated to night and
certain constellations, and to motherhood.
Simbol: swan, goose, waterfowl at large (?)
·Miraros (MIRAROS)
Etim.: IE *merǝ-ro- “shining”; or maybe from PrC *mero(-ro)- “wild, mad”
Nat. Func.: local- tribal deity, associated to sun, to summer, as well as possibly to intellectual and artistic
activities (music, crafts, prophecy) and maybe to cure and regeneration (what might associate him to
fountains and beneficial waters).
Simbol: sun (?), lyre (?)
·Togōtis (TOGOTIS)
Etim.: *togo-āti- "covering, protector" or *tungo-āti- "swearer"
Nat. Func.: supra-regional god (also venerated in Celtiberia) associated to community protection, war,
general firmness, as well as possibly to oaths, loyalty and warlike moral virtues, and maybe social
cohesion, justice and politics.
Simbol: shield (?), dogs (?), spear and sword (?)
·Turculā (TVRCVLA)
Etim.: *turko-ulā “little boar, wild pig” or even *turik-ulā “small depression in the ground, valley; ebb”
Nat. Func.: local-topic deity, possibly associated to local waters flow, to protection and local fertility; or
maybe to animal fertility and welfare of properties (including animals) or savagery.
Simbol: gilt (?), little she-boar (?)
·Caesariciaecos (CAESARICIAECOS)
Etim.: *kassarā-iky-āko- “that from the hailstorm, lighting bolts”? More likely from IE *kaisari-ky-āko-
“that one related to hair”
Nat. Func.: it is possibly a local epithet, related to a supreme god, being sovereignty and government,
or being the storms, hail and lightnings.
Simbol: ?
·Cantunaecos (CANTVNAECOS)
Etim.: *kanχtu-n-āko- “the great from the plow, of plowing the land” or even from *kanto-n-āko- “the
great one related to hosts, assemblies”
Nat. Func.: maybe it is a local epithet or deity, related to fields, plantations and/or military defense,
leadership and tribal cohesion.
Simbol: cultivated fields, plows, hoes (?), swords (?)
·Favilios (FAVILIOS)
Etim.: IE *bhā- “glow, light” > *bhā-w-il-yo- “what is radiance, light”; or from PrC *waili-yo- “that who’s
slow”; or perhaps something related to *awillo- “pleasant, kind”
Nat. Func.: local deity or epithet, maybe associated to heavenly radiance (from moon or sun) on the
beneficent and propitiator aspect, perhaps also associated to clarity and enlightenment (in intellectual
field).
Simbol: light beam (?)
·Natricos (NATRICOS)
Etim.: *natrik- “serpent, snake” > *natriko- “related to snakes, serpents”
Nat. Func.: local deity or epithet associated to serpents, to renewal, otherworld, underworld, and
possibly to wild aspects and uncontrollable forces from underworld.
Simbol: snakes
·Carnios (CARNEOS )
Etim.: *karnyo- “that with hoofs, husk; that who is rocky”
Nat. Func.: local deity associated to rocky hills, hoofed animals, horns and very possibly to wild animals
and places, to natural uncontrollable forces and sometimes sinister, as well as the accesses to
otherworld.
Simbol: hoofs, caprines (?), deers (?)
·Ocrimirā (OCRIMIRA)
Etim.: *okri- “edge, limit” > *okri-m-irā “boundary”; or from *okri-merā “wild boundary”; or even *ok-
krimo- “strongly sharped” > *ok-krim-irā “that who strongly sharps; of acute strength”
Nat. Func.: local deity, associated to natural boundaries, mounts and probably to rocky places, rock
piles, the driving to otherworld, death and perhaps to conflicts, magic and night (and the dark moon?).
Simbol: boundary, landmark or rock pile (?)
3. Topical Gods
*Broeneiā
*Devā
*Eniragillos
*Lurū
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