# Latis

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{{Short description|Name of two Celtic deities}}
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In ancient [Celtic polytheism](/source/Celtic_polytheism), '''Latis''' is the name of two [Celtic deities](/source/Celtic_polytheism) worshipped in [Roman Britain](/source/Roman_Britain). One is a goddess (Dea Latis), the other a god (Deus Latis), and they are both known from a single inscription each.

==Dea Latis==
The dedication to Dea Latis was found at [Birdoswald Roman Fort](/source/Banna_(Birdoswald)) in [Cumbria](/source/Cumbria), [England](/source/England), in 1873. It reads simply:
{{blockquote|<small>DIE LATI</small>
''For the goddess Latis''.<ref name=Collingwood>Collingwood, R.G. and Wright, R.P. (1965) ''The Roman Inscriptions of Britain'' (RIB) ''Vol.I Inscriptions on Stone''. Oxford.  [http://www.roman-britain.org/places/banna.htm#rib1897 RIB 1897, online at www.roman-britain.org]</ref>}}

The E is written as a ||. The stone is now in the Carlisle Museum.
 
She may have been associated with the nearby rivers.<ref>Dictionary of Celtic Myth and Legend, Miranda J. Green, Thames and Hudson Ltd, London, 1997</ref>

==Deus Latis==
The dedication to Deus Latis, recovered on an altar-stone at the Roman fort of [Aballava](/source/Aballava), [Burgh-by-Sands](/source/Burgh-by-Sands) (also in [Cumbria](/source/Cumbria)) reads:

{{blockquote|<small>DEO LATI LVCIVS VRSEI</small>
''To the god Latis, Lucius Ursei [dedicates this].''<ref name=Collingwood/>}}

The altar-stone to Deus Latis was found near an image of a horned god and another dedication to the god [Belatucadros](/source/Belatucadros).

==Etymology==
The name 'Latis' may conceivably be related to the [Proto-Celtic](/source/Proto-Celtic_language) words *''lati-'' meaning 'liquor', *''lat-'' 'day', or *''lāto-'' 'lust'.<ref>Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, [University of Wales](/source/University_of_Wales). "[http://www.wales.ac.uk/documents/external/cawcs/pcl-moe.pdf Proto-Celtic—English lexicon] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060114133008/http://www.wales.ac.uk/documents/external/cawcs/pcl-moe.pdf |date=2006-01-14 }}." (See also [http://www.wales.ac.uk/newpages/EXTERNAL/E4504.asp this page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070310203645/http://www.wales.ac.uk/newpages/EXTERNAL/E4504.asp |date=2007-03-10 }} for background and disclaimers.)</ref>

==References==
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==Further reading==
* ABALLAVA museum, Burgh by Sands, Cumbria, [England](/source/England).

{{Celtic mythology (ancient)}}

Category:Gods of the ancient Britons
Category:Goddesses of the ancient Britons
Category:Deities of wine and beer
Category:Drinking culture
Category:Alcohol goddesses
Category:Water deities

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