The earliest Latin writers used vates to denote "prophets" and soothsayers in general; the word fell into disuse in Latin until it was revived by Virgil [1]  (http://web.mala.bc.ca/atkinsona/112-11%20vates.htm). Then Ovid could describe himself as the vates of Eros (Amores 3.9). For other uses see Virgil (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Ovid (disambiguation) Engraved frontispiece of George Sandyss 1640 London edition of Ovids Metamorphoses Publius Ovidius Naso, ( March 20, 43 BC – AD 17) Roman poet known to the English-speaking world as Ovid, wrote on topics of love, abandoned women, and mythological transformations. ... EROS (The Extremely Reliable Operating System) is an operating system developed by the University of Pennsylvania and Johns Hopkins University. ...

According to Strabo [2]  (http://www.kernunnos.com/culture/druids/lit.html) Diodorus Siculus [3]  (http://www.kernunnos.com/culture/druids/lit.html) and Poseidonius, the vates (ουατεις) were one of three classes of Celtic priesthood, the other two being the druids and the bards. The Vates had the role of seers and performed the sacrifice, under the presidence of a druid. Their role was therefore corresponding to that of an Adhvaryu in Vedic religion. Celtic Vates is continued by Irish fáith "prophet, seer"[4]  (http://www.kernunnos.com/culture/druids/vates.html). Strabo (squinty) was a term employed by the Romans for anyone whose eyes were distorted or deformed. ... Diodorus Siculus was a Greek historian, born at Agyrium in Sicily (now called Agira, in the Province of Enna). ... The bust of Posidonius as an older man depects his character as a Stoic philosopher. ... A Celtic cross. ... Roman Catholic priest A priest or priestess is a holy man or woman who takes an officiating role in worship of any religion, with the distinguishing characteristic of offering sacrifices. ... Druid can refer to: a priest of the religion of the ancient Celts, see Druidry. ... See Bard (disambiguation). ... Seer has several possible meanings: A fortune teller or prophet The fictional character on the television series Charmed The Seasonal energy efficiency ratio standard for air conditioning appliances This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Sacrifice (is a Middle English verb meaning to make sacred, from Old French, from Latin sacrificium : sacer, sacred; sacred + facere, to make) is commonly known as the practice of offering food, or the lives of animals or people to the gods, as an act of propitiation or worship. ... The term vedic religions collectively refers to Hinduism, since it is the only existent religion that is based on the Vedas. ...

It is unknown whether the Latin and Gaulish usages are cognates, or if the former should be considered a Celtic loanword. The word may be derived from a PIE root *vāt "to inspire, spiritually arouse", however, that root's Proto-Indo-European age is uncertain, since it is only certainly attested for Celtic and Germanic (but it may be present natively in Italic, and possibly also in Greek and Indo-Iranian). Latin vannus "fan" (from *vat-nos) according to Vergilius besides its profane meaning also denoted something borne about in the Bacchic festival, suggesting that the root may have had a natively ecstatic meaning in Italic also. Gallia (in English Gaul) is the Latin name for the region of western Europe occupied by present-day France, Belgium, western Switzerland and the parts of the Netherlands and Germany on the west bank of the Rhine river. ... Cognates are words that have a common origin. ... A loanword (or a borrowing) is a word taken in by one language from another. ... A slice of strawberry-rhubarb pie à la mode A pie is a baked dish with a pastry shell that covers or completely contains a filling of meat, fish, vegetables, fruit, cheeses, creams, chocolate, custards, nuts, or other sweet or savoury ingredient. ... Proto-Indo-European Indo-European studies The Proto-Indo-Europeans are the hypothetical speakers of the reconstructed Proto-Indo-European language, a prehistoric people of the late Neolithic and early Bronze Age. ... Household Electric Fan A fan has two purposes. ... For other uses see Virgil (disambiguation). ... Religious ecstasy is a trance-like state characterized by expanded mental and spiritual awareness and is frequently accompanied by visions, hallucinations, and physical euphoria. ...

Rübekeil (2003) suggested that the Germanic god *Wodinaz may in fact be an early loanword, an adjective *vatinos based on Celtic vates. 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 - Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ... For other meanings of Odin and Wotan see Odin (disambiguation) Odin (Old Norse Óðinn, Swedish Oden) is usually considered the supreme god of Germanic and Norse mythology. ...

External links

• Classical descriptions of the vates (http://www.kernunnos.com/culture/druids/lit.html)
• "The Atrebates": (http://www.kernunnos.com/culture/druids/vates.html) A silver coin of Verica, leader of the Atrebates, minted between 25 and 35 CE, interpreted as depicting a vates on the reverse

The Atrebates (meaning settlers) were a Belgic tribe of Gaul and Britain before the Roman conquests. ...

References

• Perkins, Caroline A.,"Ovid's Erotic Vates" in Helios, March, 2000 [5] (http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb1447/is_200003/ai_n5937445)
• Rübekeil, Ludwig, "Wodan und andere forschungsgeschichtliche Leichen : exhumiert Beiträge zur Namenforschung" (2003) [6]  (http://www.uni-bamberg.de/split/ls-bergmann/bnf.html)