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Medigenus
A Brythonic God, also known as Medugenus: Drink-maker
Medigenus (Medugenus) is a Brythonic god known from four inscribed spoons and a single temple inscription all found at Thetford, England. He is a god of mead, mead drinking and nature in the wild. |
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Bryth: Drink-maker
Medigenus is known from one of a hoard of 33 inscribed silver spoons found at Thetford in Norfolk, many of which were inscribed to the Roman deity Faunus; three of which wereinscribed to dei Faunui Medigeni (RIB II, 2/2420.17; 2/2420.18; 2/2420.19) and one where he is invoked as Med(igeni) (RIB II, 2/2420.32). As Medugenus, this deity is also known from an inscription at Thetford, Norfolk where he is invoked as Faunus Medigenus.
Faunus is the Roman deity of wild nature, who later became identified with the Greek god, Pan. The name of the Celtic variant, Medigenus is derived from the reconstructed proto-Celtic elements medwo- (drunk) and geno- birth, meaning 'Drunk-inducer' or 'Drunk-maker'. An epithet which is certainly in keeping with the characteristics of Faunus.
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