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Dulovius
A Gaulish and Celtiberian God: God of Calves
Dulovius is a Gaulish and Celtiberian god known from sereral inscriptions found in France and Spain. Litle is known about his attributes, but he is taken to be a god of cattle and might have a healing aspect to his cult. |
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Cym: Oppressive Black
Dulovius is a god known from inscriptions found in France and Spain. These are: Vaison la Romaine, France (CIL XII 1279, 1280) and Caceres, Spain (AE 1900, 119). At Grases, Spain (AE 1965, 109) he is invoked as [Du]lovio Tabalieno where he is associated with Tabalenos.
Little is known about this god's atributes, but he is traditionally considered a god of cattle and livestock, based on an interpreteation of his name from the Proto-Celtic components *deiwo- (god) and *loigo- (calf). Thus he is the 'god of calves'. Whether this makes him an agrarian deity or gives him a healing aspect is not known (cattle had a healing aspect to their cult in Celtic belief).
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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