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Visucia
A Gaulish goddess: The Good One
Visucia is a Gaulish goddess known from two inscriptions, both found in Germany. She may have been a goddess associated with trade. |
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Gaul: The Good One
Visucia is a goddess known from two inscirptions; both from Germany. The first inscription [CIL XIII 03665] was found at Trier and invokes the goddess alone as d(e)ae V[isuc]i(a)e. Whereas the second inscription from Köningen, Germany invokes Visucia along with a male deity, deo Mercurio Visucio who (etymologically at least) would seem to be the masculine equivalent of Visucia.
Despite the absence of images representing this goddess her name can be interpreted on the basis of the reconstructed proto-Celtic as being composed of the elements: *wesu-/*wīsu-? (good), *ki- (demonstrative particle [this]), along with the feminine ending -a. Thus Visucia is 'The Good One'. By analogy with her male counterpart Visucius (who is equated with Mercury by Interpretato Romana Visucia might also be a deity of trade (possibly trade in corn, which was Mercury's original function).
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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