Gontia (deity) explained
Gontia 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'.
References
- Book: Czysz, Wolfgang. Gontia: Günzburg in der Römerzeit; archäologische Entdeckungen an der bayerisch-schwäbischen Donau. 81ff. 2002. Friedberg: Likias-Verlag. 3-980-76282-3.
- Book: Kraft, Klaus. Landkreis Günzburg: Stadt Günzburg. 12–13. 1993. Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag. 3-486-55211-2.
- Book: Schmid, Jürgen. Gontia. Studien zum römischen Günzburg. 2000. Arethousa Verlag, München. 3-934207-03-0.
Notes and References
- Lauren Adams Gilmour, Pagans and Christians, Archaeopress, 2007, p. 24.
- Web site: Römische Ortsnamensreste in germanischen Nachfolgernamen . Otto Klaus Schmich . 2004-06-27 . 2015-03-17.
- L'Année épigraphique 1930, 74.