Celtic Gods: The Gaulish god, Karnuntinus (The Hornéd)

Karnuntinus
A Gaulish God: The Horné

Karnuntinus is a Gaulish god known from a single inscription found at Bad Deutsch-Altenburg, Austria where he is equated with Roman Jupiter. He is a horned god of the 'protector of the tribe' type and the tutelary deity of the Roman settlement of Carnuntum. He also forms a divine couple with his consort, Karnuntina.



Synonyms:
Gaul: The Hornéd

Karnuntina is known from an inscription at Bad Deutsch-Altenburg, Austria where she is equated by interpretato Romana with Fortuna (the Roman personification of fortune).

In a similar manner to Cernunnos/Karnunnos Karntina's name contains the element corn- horn, thus the name can be interpreted as 'The Hornéd' (though the ending -a means that the name is feminine in gender). It is interesting that Karnuntina is equated with Fortuna as Fortuna has many aspects, and it is possible that in this context she is referred to as Fortuna Publica (Fortuna of the People), the protectress of the tribe.

An inscription to a masculene form of the name Karnuntinus was found at the same locale, indicating that they may form a 'divine couple'. It is interesting to note that Karantinus seems to be a deity of the 'Father of the Tribe' type and Karnuntina may be his consort as a 'Mother of the Tribe'. Together these deities lend their name to Roman settlement of Carnuntum sited near Bad Deutsch-Altenburg, and it remains the name of the region today. Together with Karuntinus they may have been the patron deities of the local Vinid tribe who gave their name to the city of Vienna, which is only 40km away from Carnuntum.



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