In Gallo-Roman and Romano-British religion, Brigantia was a goddess who is attested several places in Britain and Europe. She was the tutelary goddess of the Brigantes in northern Britain (modern Yorkshire) and of the Brigantes on Lake Constance in Austria (modern Bregenz). This article covers the culture of Romanized areas of Gaul. ... Romano-British is a term used to refer to the Romanized Britons under the Roman Empire (and later the Western Roman Empire) and in the years after the Roman departure exposed to Roman culture and Christian religion. ... The Brigantes were a British Celtic tribe which lived between Tyne and Humber. ... Bregenz is the capital of Vorarlberg, the westernmost federal state of Austria. ...

Evidence for Brigantia

Inscriptions

Seven inscriptions to Brigantia are known, all from Britain (Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss/Slaby). At Birrens, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland - in antiquity, Blatobulgium - is an inscription Brigantiae s(acrum) Amandus / arc(h)itectus ex imperio imp(eratum) (fecit) (RIB 02091). Dumfries and Galloway (Dùn Phris agus an Gall-Ghaidhealaibh in Gaelic) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. ... This article is about the country. ...

Brigantia is assimilated to Victoria in two inscriptions, one from Castleford in Yorkshire (AE 1892, 00098; RIB 00628) and one from Greetland near Halifax, also in Yorkshire (RIB 00627). The later may be dated to 208 CE by mention of the consuls: D(eae) Vict(oriae) Brig(antiae) / et num(inibus) Aauugg(ustorum) / T(itus) Aur(elius) Aurelian/us d(onum) d(edit) pro se / et suis s(e) mag(istro) s(acrorum) // Antonin[o] / III et Geta [II] / co(n)ss(ulibus) Arms of the former Castleford Borough Council Castleford is one of the five towns in the Wakefield borough, in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near to Pontefract, with a population of 37,525 according to the 2001 Census. ... Look up Yorkshire in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Greetland is a small village in the county of West Yorkshire. ... For other uses, see Halifax. ... hello my name is marco u ... The List of Roman Consuls from the Death of Commodus // 193 Q. Pompeius Sosius Falco, C. Iulius Erucius Clarus Vibianus; M. Silius Messalla, L. Fabius Cilo Septiminus Catinius Acilianus Lepidus Fulcinianus 194 Imp. ...

At Corbridge on Hadrians Wall - in antiquity, Coria - Brigantia is termed celestial and paired with Jupiter Dolichenus (AE 1947, 00122; RIB 01131): Corbridge Corbridge is a town in Northumberland, England, situated 25 km (16 miles) west of Newcastle and 6 km (4 miles) east of Hexham. ... Hadrians Wall was a stone and turf fortification, built by the Romans across the width of Great Britain to prevent military raids by the Pictish tribes of Scotland to the north. ... Coria was a fort and town, located 2. ...

Iovi aeterno / Dolicheno / et caelesti / Brigantiae / et Saluti / C(aius) Iulius Ap/ol(l)inaris / |(centurio) leg(ionis) VI iuss(u) dei

There is an inscription at Irthington, Yorkshire DEAE NYMPHAE BRIGANTIAE—"divine nymph Brigantia" (Nicholson).

Garret Olmstead (1994) noted numisimatic legends in Iberian script, BRIGANT_N (or PRIKANT_N, as Iberic script does not distinguish voiced and unvoiced consonants) inscribed on a Celtiberian coin, suggesting a cognate Celtiberian goddess. photograph of Botorrita 1 (both sides), 1st century BC. The Iberian scripts (or Iberian alphabet) are two scripts (or two styles of the same script) found on the Iberian peninsula, the Northeast and South Iberian script. ... The Celtiberians dwelt in the Iberian Peninsula and spoke a Celtic language. ...

Toponomy

Lisa Bitel (2001) noted a wide spread through toponymy: Toponymy is the taxonomic study of toponyms (place-names), their origins and their meanings. ...

"The town of Bregenz, at the eastern end of Lake Constance in Austria, retains the older name of Brigantion, a tribal capital of a people called the Brigantii, possibly after a goddess Brigant. The rivers Brent in England, Braint in Wales, and Brigid in Ireland are all related linguistically and maybe religiously to the root Brig/Brigant.... Ptolemy, a second-century geographer, did mention a tribe calling itself the Brigantes in Leinster. But nothing remains of the Irish Brigantes except this single tribal name on a Greek's map, the river Brigid, and much later literary references to saints and supernatural figures named Brigit."

Other towns which may also preserve this theonym include Brigetio in Hungary (Green 1986 p.161), also Brianconnet and Briançon, both in Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. In antiquity, Briançon was called Brigantio and was the first town on the Via Domitia. It is attested by an inscriptions mentioning munic(ipii) Brigantien(sium) (the town of Brigantio)(CIL 12, 00095) and Bri/gantione geniti (the Briganti people)(CIL 12, 00118). At Brianconnet, an inscription mentions ord(o) Brig(antorum) (AE 1913, 00014). There, oak trees were particularly venerated. Bregenz is the capital of Vorarlberg, the westernmost federal state of Austria. ... The Brigantes were a British Celtic tribe which lived between Tyne and Humber. ... The Brent is a river in south-east England. ... A medieval artists rendition of Claudius Ptolemaeus Claudius Ptolemaeus (Greek: ; ca. ... The Brigantes were a British Celtic tribe which lived between Tyne and Humber. ... In Irish mythology, Brigid or Brighid (exalted one) was the daughter of Dagda (and therefore one of the Tuatha de Danaan) and wife of Bres of the Fomorians. ... Briançon is a town and commune in the French départment of Hautes-Alpes (Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur), of which it is the sous-préfecture. ... The Via Domitia was the first Roman road built in Gaul, which is in modern day France. ...

 [[Brigantia in Ancient Gallaecia]] (Northwest Iberia)Bragança, a city in the northwestern region of Tras-os-Montes (Roman Gallaecia), Portugal. The ancient name of the Celtic settlemet was Brigantia later romanized as Bragança. The inhabitants are still today called brigantinos. Likewise the current Spanish city of Corunna in Galicia was known in Roman times as Brigantium and as its Gallaecian brothers from Braganza the inhabitants of the historical city of Betanzos (near Corunna) are also known as brigantinos. See Leabhar Gabala, Callaeci and Breogan. 

Iconography

At Birrens, archaeologists have found a Roman-era stone bas-relief of a female figure; she is crowned like a tutelary deity, has a Gorgon's head on her breast, and holds a spear and a globe of victory like the Roman goddesses Victoria and Minerva (Green 1996, p. 197). The inscription mentioned above assures the identification of the statue as Brigantia rather than Minerva. See also Gorgona, for the Colombian/Italian islands. ...

Etymology

References in popular Culture

• Brigantia appears to the lyrical I in "English Fire," a song of Cradle of Filths album "Nymphetamine."

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See also

v • d • e Topics in Celtic mythology
Creation	Beira, Cailleach
Ancient Celtic or Gaulish deities	Abandinus, Abellio, Abnoba, Adsullata, Agrona, Alaunus, Alisanos, Ambisagrus, Ancamna, Andarta, Andraste, Anextiomarus, Arduinna, Artio, Arvernus, Aufaniae, Aveta, Belatu-Cadros, Belenus, Belisama, Borvo, Brigantia, Britannia, Buxenus, Camma, Camulus, Cernunnos, Cissonius, Clota, Cocidius, Condatis, Contrebis, Coventina, Damara, Damona, Dea Matrona, Dis Pater, Epona, Erecura, Esus, Fagus, Grannus, Hooded Spirits, Icaunus, Loucetios, Lugus, Luxovius, Maponos, Matres, Nantosuelta, Nemetona, Nemausus, Nodens, Ogmios, Robur, Rosmerta, Rudianos, Segomo, Senua, Sequana, Sirona, Smertrios, Sucellus, Suleviae, Sulis, Tamesis, Taranis, Toutatis, Verbeia, Vosegus
Irish mythological characters	Abartach, Abhean, Aengus, Alastir, Ai, Aibell, Aimend, Áine, Airmed, Anann, Badb, Balor, Banba, Beag, Bébinn, Bé Chuille, Birog, Boann, Bodb Derg, Brea, Breg, Bres, Brigid, Bronach, Buarainech, Caer, Canola, Carman, Cenn Cruaich, Cessair, Cethlenn, Cian, Cliodhna, Corb, Creidhne, Crom Cruach, Cú Roí mac Daire, The Dagda, Danu, Dian Cecht, Elatha, Étaín, Ethniu, Ethne, Ériu, Fand, Fionnuala, Fódla, Goibniu, Lir, Luchtaine, Lugh, Macha, Manannán mac Lir, Miach, Midir, Mog Ruith, Morrígan, Neit, Nemain, Niamh, Nuada, Ogma, Plor na mBan, Sheela na Gig, Tailtiu, Tethra
Irish rulers and warriors	Caílte, Conall Cernach, Conchobar, Conán mac Morna, Conn of the Hundred Battles, Cormac mac Airt, Cúchulainn, Cumhal, Deichtine, Deirdre, Diarmuid, Emer, Ferdiad, Fergus mac Róich, Fionn mac Cumhaill, Lugaid, Medb, Oisín, Oscar
Scottish mythological characters	Bean Nighe, Beira, Cailleach, Crom Dubh, Deò-ghrèine, Glaistig, Inghean Bhuidhe, Lasair, Latiaran, Ossian, Scota, Seonaidh
Scottish rulers and warriors	Aífe, Connla, Scáthach, Uathach
Welsh mythological characters	Amaethon, Arawn, Arianrhod, King Arthur, Afallach, Beli Mawr, Blodeuwedd, Bran the Blessed, Branwen, Caswallawn, Ceridwen, Cigfa, Creiddylad, Culhwch, Cyhyraeth, Dewi, Dôn, Dwyn, Dylan Ail Don, Efnysien, Elen, Euroswydd, Gofannon, Gwydion, Gwyn ap Nudd, Hafgan, Lleu Llaw Gyffes, Llŷr, Lludd, Mabon, Manawydan, Math fab Mathonwy, Modron, Nisien, Ogyruan, Olwen, Penarddun, Pryderi, Pwyll, Rhiannon, Taliesin
Locations	Annwn, Mag Mell, Sídhe, Tír na nÓg
Weapons	Claíomh Solais, Fragarach, Gáe Bulg, Spear Lúin
Worship	Beltane, Celtic astrology, Imbolc, Lughnasadh, Samhain

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References

• Année Epigraphique (AE), yearly volumes.
• Bitel, Lisa M. (2001) "St. Brigit of Ireland: From Virgin Saint to Fertility Goddess" on-line)
• Claus, Manfredd; Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss / Slaby, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt. Online epigraphic search tool
• Ellis, Peter Berresford (1994) Dictionary of Celtic Mythology Oxford Paperback Reference, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508961-8
• Gree, Miranda (1986) The Gods of the Celts. Stroud, Sutton Publishing. ISBN 0-7509-1581-1
• Green, Miranda (1996) Celtic Goddesses: Warriors, Virgins, and Mothers New York, pp 195-202.
• MacKillop, James (1998) Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. Oxford, Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-280120-1.
• Olmstead, Garret (1994) The Gods of the Celts and Indo-Europeans Budapest, pp 354-361
• Roman Inscriptions of Britain (RIB).
• Wood, Juliette (2002) The Celts: Life, Myth, and Art. Thorsons. ISBN 0-00-764059-5

External links

• Brighid: What Do We Really Know? by Francine Nicholson includes a section on Brigantia and a picture of the Birrens bas-relief.