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In Gallo-Roman religion , Bricta or Brixta was a Gaulish goddess who was a consort of Luxovius , god of the waters of Luxeuil-les-Bains (in antiquity, Luxovium ).

Inscriptions [ edit ]

Bricta is recorded in the following inscriptions from Luxeuil-les-Bains :

[Lus]soio / et Brictae / Divixti/us Cons/tans / v(otum) s(olvit) <l=T>(ibens) m(erito)

"To Lusso(v)ios and Bricta, Divixtius Constans freely and deservedly fulfilled his vow." (CIL 13, 05425)

Luxovio / et Brixtae / G(aius) Iul(ius) Fir/manus / v(otum) s(olvit) l(ibens) m(erito)

"To Luxovios and Brixta, Gaius Julius Firmans freely and deservedly fulfilled his vow."

(AE 1951, 00231; CIL 13, 05426)

Etymology [ edit ]

This Gaulish theonym is derived from the word brixtom or brixta meaning magic. The word also appears on the inscription of Chamalieres . (Delamarre pp. 76?77 with references and comparative etymology)

References [ edit ]

• Annee Epigraphique ; volume 1951.
• Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum (CIL), volume 13, Tres Galliae.
• Delamarre, X. (2003). Dictionnaire de la Langue Gauloise. 2nd edition. Paris, Editions Errance. ISBN   2-87772-237-6

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