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Arterancus
A Gaulish deity: Guardian of the Grain
This deity is known from a single inscription found at Fileßem, Germany and is probably a protector deity of the 'Mars' type, in this instance an protector of crops and the harvest. |
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Gaul: Guardian of the Grain
Arterancus is an epithet of the Gaulish deity Mars Lenus and is known from an inscription found at Fileßem, Germany.
No etymology for Arterancus has been provided as yet, but it is possible the name may be derived from the reconstructed proto-Celtic roots *aro- (agriculture) or perhaps *arto- (stone) and *arankā- (grain) thus the name has the connotation of 'Guardian of the Grain' in terms of one who looks after the growing reaping and milling of grain. This is Gaulish Mars in his agrarian aspect as the keeper of crops and hearkens back to the origins of Roman Mars as an Etruscan agrarian deity.
If you would like to try the foods of the time of the ancient Celts, then why not have a look at the ancient recipes section of this site. For the foods of the time when some of these tales were written down, take a look at the Medieval recipes section of the site and, in particular, the recipes from The Forme of Cury.
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