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In Celtic mythology, Adsullata was a river goddess of the Continental Celts associated with the River Savus (Sava) in Noricum.

Later she came to Brittany from Celtic Gaul and was believed to be a goddess of hot springs and the origin of the Anglo-Celtic sun goddess, Sul.

Etymology

This theonym appears to be derived from Proto-Celtic *Ad-sūg-lat-ā. That derivation literally means (allative) "sucking liquid", which may have been a byword for the notion of "suck-giving liquid" The Romano-British form of this Proto-Celtic reconstruction would likely have been *Adsuglata.

References

  1. Turner, Patricia; Coulter, Charles Russell (2001). Patricia Turner and Charles Russel Coulter. Dictionary of ancient deities. Oxford University Press, 2000. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-514504-5.
  2. "Adsalluta". Ubi Erat Lupa. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  3. "Database query to An etymological lexicon of Proto-Celtic (in progress) [Matasovic]". Pryifsgol Cymru University of Wales. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 11, 2006. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  4. Willis, David (2003). "The diachrony of Brythonic Celtic syntax" (PDF). The syntax of Welsh. Cambridge University Press. pp. 1–62. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2005.
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  6. Greene, David. "Celtic languages". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011.


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