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Tridamus is the name of a deity attested from a single inscription on a sandstone altar from Roman Britain, found in Michaelchurch in present-day Herefordshire.[1] The inscription reads:
- DEO TRIDAM(...)
- BELLICVS DON
- AVIT ARA[M][1]
However, alternative readings of the rough-hewn inscription also exist, some of which have read Triv or Trivii for Tridam(us).[1] The altar remains in St Michael's Church in Michaelchurch.[1]
The name Tridamus may be derived from the Proto-Celtic *tri-damos meaning 'three-bovine one'.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "RIB 304. Altar dedicated to Tridam(…)". Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ^ Proto-Celtic—English lexicon and English—Proto-Celtic lexicon. University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies. (See also this page for background and disclaimers.) Cf. also the University of Leiden database.
Sources
edit- British Museum, London, England
- Lancaster museum, Lancaster, England
- Newcastle Museum of Antiquities, Newcastle, England
- Penrith Museum, Penrith, England
- Verovicium Roman Museum, Housesteads Fort, Northumberland, England
- York Castle Museum, York, England