Budenicus
A Gaulish God, 'He who is Victorious'
Synonyms: Gaul: He who is Victorious
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Knowm from a single inscription found at Laval, France where he is invoked as Marti Budenic[o] (Mars Budenicus) [CIL XII 2973].
The god's name can be derived from the reconstructed proto-Celtic root *boudīko- 'victorious' and the Latinized masculine ending -us yielding 'He who is Victorius'. A fitting etymology for a deity the Romans equated with Mars. The god's name shares essentially the same etymology as Boudicca: leader of the Brigantes during the Icenian revolt of 62CE.
