Gontia (deity)

Gontia (/ˈɡɒntiə/) was a Celtic goddess. She was the tutelary deity of the river Günz,^[1] near Günzburg in Germany. She is known from an inscription on a Roman-era altar at Günzburg (Latin: Guntia)^[2] that reads Gontiae / sac(rum) / G(aius!) Iulius / Faventianus / (centurio) leg(ionis) I Ital(icae),^[3] 'Gaius Julius Faventianus, centurion of the Legio I Italica, (made) this offering to Gontia'.

[1]
Lauren Adams Gilmour, Pagans and Christians, Archaeopress, 2007, p. 24.
[2]
Otto Klaus Schmich (2004-06-27). "Römische Ortsnamensreste in germanischen Nachfolgernamen" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-03-17.
[3]
L'Année épigraphique 1930, 74.

Czysz, Wolfgang (2002). Gontia: Günzburg in der Römerzeit; archäologische Entdeckungen an der bayerisch-schwäbischen Donau. Friedberg: Likias-Verlag. pp. 81ff. ISBN 3-980-76282-3.
Kraft, Klaus (1993). Landkreis Günzburg: Stadt Günzburg. Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag. pp. 12–13. ISBN 3-486-55211-2.
Schmid, Jürgen (2000). Gontia. Studien zum römischen Günzburg. Arethousa Verlag, München. ISBN 3-934207-03-0.

This article relating to a European folklore is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This article relating to a Celtic myth or legend is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This paganism-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Remove ads

[1] [1]
Lauren Adams Gilmour, Pagans and Christians, Archaeopress, 2007, p. 24.

[2] [2]
Otto Klaus Schmich (2004-06-27). "Römische Ortsnamensreste in germanischen Nachfolgernamen" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-03-17.

[3] [3]
L'Année épigraphique 1930, 74.

[1]

[2]

[3]

Gontia (deity)

Wikiwand in your browser!

Wikiwand in your browser!

Notes

References