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==Representations and inscriptions== |
==Representations and inscriptions== |
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[[File:HMB - Muri statuette group - Artio.jpg |thumb|The goddess Artio as depicted in the Muri statuette group]] |
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A bronze sculpture from Muri, near [[Bern]] in [[Switzerland]] shows a large bear facing a woman seated in a chair, with a small tree behind the bear. The woman seems to hold fruit in her lap, perhaps feeding the bear. (Deyts p. 48, Green pp. 217–218). The sculpture has a large rectangular bronze base, which bears an inscription. (CIL 13, 05160) |
A bronze sculpture from Muri, near [[Bern]] in [[Switzerland]] shows a large bear facing a woman seated in a chair, with a small tree behind the bear. The woman seems to hold fruit in her lap, perhaps feeding the bear. (Deyts p. 48, Green pp. 217–218). The sculpture has a large rectangular bronze base, which bears an inscription. (CIL 13, 05160) |
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Her name is derived from the [[Gaulish language|Gaulish]] word ''artos'', bear (Delamarre 2003 p. 55-56), from [[Proto-Celtic]] *arto-, from [[Proto-Indo-European]] *h₂ŕ̥tḱos, bear. A Celtic word may also be the source for the name [[Arthur]]. |
Her name is derived from the [[Gaulish language|Gaulish]] word ''artos'', bear (Delamarre 2003 p. 55-56), from [[Proto-Celtic]] *arto-, from [[Proto-Indo-European]] *h₂ŕ̥tḱos, bear. A Celtic word may also be the source for the name [[Arthur]]. |
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==References== |
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==References== |
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* ''[[Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum]] (CIL) vol XIII, Inscriptiones trium Galliarum et Germaniarum'' |
* ''[[Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum]] (CIL) vol XIII, Inscriptiones trium Galliarum et Germaniarum'' |
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* Delamarre, X. (2003). ''Dictionnaire de la Langue Gauloise'' (2nd ed.) Paris: Editions Errance. ISBN 2-87772-237-6 |
* Delamarre, X. (2003). ''Dictionnaire de la Langue Gauloise'' (2nd ed.) Paris: Editions Errance. ISBN 2-87772-237-6 |
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==External links== |
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{{wiktionary|Artio}} |
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{{Commons category|Artio}} |
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*[http://www.thaliatook.com/OGOD/artio.html Artio at Obscure Goddess Online Directory] |
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*[http://www.swissworld.org/index.php?eID=tx_cms_showpic&file=fileadmin%2Fuser_upload%2Fimages%2Fsisimg20031015_4343317_0.jpg&width=1024&height=1024&md5=529e711b32a340fb853d760ea16a638f&contentHash=731c10899c57b39df1c2559e681e68d9 Picture of an Artio ex-voto at Stefan Rebsamen Bern Historical Museum]{{Dead link|date=December 2015}} |
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==In popular culture== |
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She is the main antagonist in volume 15 of the Japanese light novel "Campione" |
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Revision as of 00:27, 1 March 2016
Artio (Dea Artio in the Gallo-Roman religion) was a Celtic bear goddess. Evidence of her worship has notably been found at Bern. Her name is derived from the Celtic word for "bear", artos.[1]
Representations and inscriptions
A bronze sculpture from Muri, near Bern in Switzerland shows a large bear facing a woman seated in a chair, with a small tree behind the bear. The woman seems to hold fruit in her lap, perhaps feeding the bear. (Deyts p. 48, Green pp. 217–218). The sculpture has a large rectangular bronze base, which bears an inscription. (CIL 13, 05160)
- Deae Artioni / Licinia Sabinilla
To the Goddess Artio (or Artionis), from Licinia Sabinilla. If the name is Gaulish but the syntax is Latin, a dative Artioni would give an i-stem nominative *Artionis or an n-stem nominative *Artio. That would perhap correspond to a Gaulish n-stem nominative *Artiu.
Other inscription to the goddess have been discovered in Daun (CIL 13, 4203), Weilerbach (CIL 13, 4113), Heddernheim (CIL 13, 7375 [4, p 125]), and Stockstadt (CIL 13, 11789).
Etymology
Her name is derived from the Gaulish word artos, bear (Delamarre 2003 p. 55-56), from Proto-Celtic *arto-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos, bear. A Celtic word may also be the source for the name Arthur.
References
- ^ Adrian Room, Placenames of the World: Origins and Meanings of the Names for 6,600 Countries, Cities, Territories, Natural Features, and Historic Sites, McFarland, 2006, p. 57.
- Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum (CIL) vol XIII, Inscriptiones trium Galliarum et Germaniarum
- Delamarre, X. (2003). Dictionnaire de la Langue Gauloise (2nd ed.) Paris: Editions Errance. ISBN 2-87772-237-6
- Deyts, Simone (1992) Images des Dieux de la Gaule. Paris: Editions Errance. ISBN 2-87772-067-5.
- Green, Miranda (1992) Animals in Celtic Life and Myth. London: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-18588-2
- Wightman, E. M. (1970) Roman Trier and the Treveri London: Hart-Davis. ISBN 0-246-63980-6
