Celtic Gods: The Brythonic God, Arecurius, He who Stands Before the Tribe
Arecurius
A Brythonic god: He Who Stands Before the Tribe

This deity is known from a single inscription found at Corstopitum, Corbridge, Northumberland, England and is probably a lawgiver deity equated with Roman Apollo.

Synonyms:
Bryth: He who stands before the tribe

Arecurius is known from an invocation at Corstopitum, Corbridge, Northumberland where he is equated with the Roman Apollo. The inscription reads DEO ARECVRIO APOLLINARIS CASSI VSLM (To the god Arecurius Apollo, Cassius willingly and deservedly fulfils his vow).

The name, Arecurius, is thought to be derived from the reconstructed proto-Celtic components *are- (to stand before) and *koryō- (tribe) with the masculine ending us giving 'He who Stands Before the Tribe'. By his association with Apollo and the nature and interpretation of his name Arecurius may have been a lawgiver deity.



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