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Contrebis
Brythonic God: He who Dwells Among Us
Contrebis is a Brythonic god known from two inscriptions in the North of England. In one he is associated with Ialonus, a Celtic river deity and this, along with the interpretation of his hame suggest him to be a protective river deity. |
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Bryth: He who Dwells Among Us
Contrebis is known from two inscriptions. The first, found at Overburrow, Cumbria reads DEO SAN GONTREBI VATTA POSV (To the sacred god Contrebis, Vatta placed this (altar).). The altar suggests that Contrebis is a river god, though most Celtic water deities are female. The second inscription comes from Lancaster and reads: DEO IALANO CONTRE SANCTISSIMO IVLIVS IANVARIVS EM EX DEC V S (To the most sacred and inimical god Ialanus Contrebis, Julius Januarius, Emeritus, former Decurion, has fulfilled his vow.). Here, Contrebis is equated with the Celtic deity Ialonus. Again, Ialonus seems to be a river deity, tutelary deity of the river Lune; thus his equation with Contrebis would make sense if the latter is also a river deity.
It is proposed that the name Contrebis originates from the Latin treba (dwelling) cf Cymric tref (town) with the stem con- (within, amongst).
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