Gaul: King of the Fields
Kagiris is known from an inscription found at Saint Béat, Haute-Garonne, France. Beyond the name nothing is known of this deity. However, some interpretation can be derived from the name Kagiris. Etymologically the name is derived from the reconstructed proto-Celtic roots *kagyō- (pen, enclosure) and Gaulish rix (king). The *kagyō- root gives us Cymric cae and Gaulish caio (filed) thus Kagiris can be interpreted as 'king of the filed' or, more probably 'king of the meadows' ie the grazing/ cultivatable land. Thus it can be postulated that Kagiris was an agricultural deity of the same broad type as the Cymric Amaethon.
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.
