Bricta
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Dans la religion gallo-romaine, Bricta ou Brixta était une déesse gaulois, épouse de Luxovius, dieu des eaux de Luxeuil-les-Bains (Luxovium dans l'antiquité).
Inscriptions
Bricta se retrouve dans les inscriptions suivantes de Luxeuil-les-Bains:
- [Lus]soio / et Brictae / Divixti/us Cons/tans / v(otum) s(olvit) <l=T>(ibens) m(erito) (CIL 13, 05425)
- Luxovio / et Brixtae / G(aius) Iul(ius) Fir/manus / v(otum) s(olvit) l(ibens) m(erito) (AE 1951, 00231; CIL 13, 05426)
Étymologie
Ce théonyme gaulois est dérivé du mot brixtom ou brixta qui signifie, magique. Le mot apparaît aussi sur l'inscription de Chamalières. (Delamarre pp.76-77 avec des références et l'étymologie comparative)
Références
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