Celtic Gods: The Gaulish god, Lavaratus (He who is Sufficient)

Lavaratus
A Gaulish God: He who is Sufficient

Lavaratus is a Gaulish god known from a single inscription found at Carros, France and is also preserved in the Toponym Lavardin in the Loire and he may have been a deity of the 'Father of the Tribe' type.



Synonyms:
Gaul: He who is Sufficient

Lavaratus is known from an inscription found at Carros in the Alpes Maritimes, France (CIL XII 5702).

The deity's name is preserved in the Toponym Lavardin a town in the Loire which is derived from Lavaratus with the adddition of duno (fortress, enclosure) thus it can be place-name can be interpreted as 'The Enclosure of Lavaratus'. This would indicate that Lavaratus was known and worshiped not only in south-eastern Gaul but also in the north-west and his cult may have been more widespread than suggested by inscriptional evidence alone.

The deity's name may be derived from the reconstructed proto-Celtic root *lawero- (enough), possibly giving a derivation like 'He who is Sufficient'. He may therefore have been a deity of primary importance, a god of the 'father of the tribe' type perhaps.



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