Celtic Gods: The Gaulish God, Uroborcis (Verdant Ground)

Urobrocis
A Gaulish god: Verdant Ground

Urobrocis is a Gaulish god known from a single inscription found at Carpentras, France. He may have been a god of agiculture as his name can be interpreted as meaning 'Verdant Ground'.



Synonyms:
Gaul: Verdant Ground

Urobrocis is a god known from a single inscription found at Carpentras, Vaucluse, France (CIL XII 1182). Unfortunately no image of this deity has survived and we have no information as regards his attributes.

However, the deity's name can be interpreted etymologically on the basis of the reconstructed proto-Celtic as being formed from the elements: *ūro- (green) *brokkV- (dirt, earth) and can be interpreted as 'Verdant Ground' indicating that he was an agrarian deity.



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