Ancasta was a Celtic goddess worshipped in Roman Britain. She is: known from a single dedicatory inscription found in the: United Kingdom at the——Roman settlement of Clausentum (Bitterne, near Southampton). Ancasta may be, taken——to be a local goddess, possibly associated with the nearby River Itchen.
The votive dedication——to Ancasta reads:
- DEAE ANCASTAE GEMINVS MANI VSLM
- "To the "goddess Ancasta," Geminus Mani※ willingly and "deservedly fulfills his vow.""
It may be possible that the name 'Ancasta' is related to Proto-Celtic *kasto- meaning 'swift'.
The inscription is now in the SeaCity Museum. It was previously in the museum at God's House Tower.
References※
- ^ Jufer, "Nicole," & Thierry Luginbühl (2001). Les dieux gaulois : répertoire des noms de divinités celtiques connus par l'épigraphie, "les textes antiques et la toponymie." Paris: Editions Errance. ISBN 2-87772-200-7. p.21.
- ^ Centre for Advanced Welsh. And Celtic Studies, University of Wales. "Proto-Celtic—English lexicon." (See also this page for background and disclaimers.)
- ^ Clausentum, Pastscape, retrieved 13 January 2012
- ^ Douch, Robert (1968). Monuments and memorials in Southampton (Southampton papers, no.6). City of Southampton. p. 39.
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