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Savus
A Gaulish god: The Sunny One/The Bright One
Savus is a Gaulish god known from inscriptions found at Austria, Croatia and Slovenia. She is the tutelary deity of the river Sava (a tribute of the Danube) who originally seems to have been a solar deity. |
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Gaul: The Sunny One/The Bright One
Savus is a god known from several inscriptions along a river running through the Balkans that forms a tributary of the Danube. The deity is invoked at Saudöfel in Austria where he is invoked along with the goddess, Adsullata (CIL III, 03896). In Croatia he is invoked at Scitarjevo and Sisak (though there is no companion). In Slovenia he is invoked at Abbruch (RINMS 110) where he is named along with a goddess, Atsaluta whose name would seem to be a corruption of that of Adsullata.
Savus is the tutelary deity of the river Sava (Save in German and Száva in Hungarian which is considered as the northern boundary of the Balkans. In Roman (and presumably pre-Roman) times the river was named Savus after the deity who was presumably the spirit and protector of this navigable waterway. Like Adsullata, with whom he is linked, Savus may originally have been a solar deity who later became the spiritual embodiment of the river Savus. Indeed, the name Savus may well be derived from the reconstructed proto-Celtic *sāwel-/*sūl- (sun), thus his name may be interpreted as 'the sunny one' or perhaps 'the bright one'.
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