1. Meaning: The most accepted theory, is that it comes from Celtic vailos, “wolf”. I haven’t seen any expert address this, but if “vaelicus” comes from “vailos”, that’d imply it’s in adjectival form, so it would mean something like «wolfish» or «lupine». And with lots, lots of imagination, “lycanthrope”. 2. Other names and epithets: He…
Deiuoi – Baraecus
1. Meaning: The etymology of Baraecus is quite unclear, especially since it gets confused with “Reve Anabaraecus”, that according to a majority of scholars, they are the same deity, but according to some other few, they’re different deities with an unfortunate coincidence in the title given to them. Due to the possible association to Reve,…
Deiuoi – Eburos
1. Meaning: The Celtic term eburo- is now one of the most debated ones. Originally, known authors such as Matasović, Sims-Williams, Delamarre or Sanz (although he changed his mind lately) interpret it as «yew tree», and many maintain their stance today. In the recent years, and due to the interpretation given to this term through the…
Deiuoi – Ilurbeda
1. Meaning: This theonym is one of the most confusing we’ve got in the Iberian Peninsula. Even though a majority of scholars agree on placing the origin of the deity in the area of Salamanca (therefore, in Lusitanian territory), most of the etymological approximations to her name come from Iberian or languages deemed to have…
Deiuoi – Aiioragato
1. Meaning: According to Blanca María Prósper, it would derive from agyo-ragato, «Summoned/Called for in Battle». She states ragato– would be a Celtic form of what in Latin is rogatus via PIE connection to both languages. 2. Other names and epithets: None that is known. 3. Realm: Bitus. As any other war deity connected to the tribes,…
Deiuoi – Aeiodaicino
1. Meaning: According to Blanca María Prósper, it would derive from agyo-dago, «Good in Battle». Before her, J. Díez provided an interpretation that Prósper deems impossible: aio-, «metal»; dai-, «divine» y –kino, derivation of -geno, «born», or «son» (Prósper doesn’t conclude it, but we can guess it should be interpreted as «Son/Born from Divine Metal»). Blanca…
Deiuoi – Boiogena
1. Meaning: Jose María Blázquez says it comes from a Boii demonym spread throughout the Mediterranean. The issue with his theory is that the examples he provided are all too far apart and are from different cultural backgrounds, being none of them in the Iberian Peninsula. Blanca Prósper studied this and other theonyms that weren’t…
Deiuoi – Bormanicus
1. Meaning: Presumably, «the Bubbler» or «the Bubbling God». Most scholars agree that his name comes from the root boru-. It’s believed it’s related to the Proto-Celtic root beru-, which means «to boil». Maybe it would also mean “to bubble (by the influence of high temperature)”. The Indo-European root bhreue-, which means «to boil», «to…
Deiuoi: Sucellus
1. Meaning: Most scholars agree on «Good Striker» (su-, «good» + cellos, «striker»). Blanca María Prósper proposes an alternative etymology, translating it as «Having Good Protection» (su-kel-mó[n]) o «Protecting Well, Providing Good Protection» (su-kel-mṇ-). 2. Other names and epithets: Also seen as «Sucellos». Given the form it’s derived from, this is considered to be the older…
Deiuoi – Epona
1. Meaning: Very debated, but always around the Gaulish term for «horse» (epo-, derived from Indo-European ekwo-). Proposals: «Horse Goddess» (Olmsted and MacKillop). «Divine Horse» (MacKillop). Derivation from «Horse» (Miranda Green). «Great Mare» (Kondatriev). «Divine Mare» or «She Who Is Like a Mare» (Nantonos from Epona.net). I personally support Kondatriev and Nantonos, since in Gaulish, the…
Deiuoi – Cernunnos
1. Meaning: Green says «The Horned One» or «The Peaked One». Laura Díaz, who researches the Celtic world in Hispania, mentions in her article on Cernunnos «The Great Horned One», because of a possible augmentative particle in his name. Ceisiwr Serith, Kondatriev and most scholars agree on «The God with Antlers».*1 *1 The presence of…
New Series: Celtiberian Pantheon
Today I just wanna explain there is a new series I wanna start off, and that each video of this series will have a related blog post. I wanna explain and make clear what it is all about and how this will work. The series, unless I find a better title or a proper way…
At the Heart of the Nemeton 