Borvo
Borvo or Bormo (
Name
The
The variant Bormō could have emerged from a difference in suffixes or from dissimilation.[4][2] Known derivates include Bormanicus (Caldas de Vizela), from an earlier *Borwānicos, and Bormanus or Borbanus (Aix-en-Diois, Aix-en-Provence), from an earlier *Borwānos.[7][8] A goddess named Boruoboendoa, perhaps reflecting the Gaulish theonym *Buruo-bouinduā or *Buruo-bō-uinduā, has also been found in Utrecht.[9]
The toponyms Bourbon-l'Archambault, Bourbon-Lancy, Bourbonne-les-Bains, Boulbon, Bormes, Bourbriac, La Bourboule and Worms are derived from Borvo or from its variant Bormo.[4][2][7] The names of various small rivers in France, such as Bourbouillon, Bourban, and Bourbière, also stem from the theonym.[7]
Centres of worship
In
Findings have also been uncovered in the
Divine entourage
Borvo was frequently associated with a divine consort, usually Damona (Bourbonne, Bourbon-Lancy), but sometimes also Bormana when he was worshipped by the name Bormanus (Die, Aix-en-Diois).[15][2] Bormana was in some areas worshipped independently of her male counterpart, such as at Saint-Vulbas.[16][2]
Deo Apol/lini Borvoni / et Damonae / C(aius) Daminius / Ferox civis / Lingonus ex / voto
— Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum (CIL), 13: 05911. Bourbonne-les-Bains.
Bormano / et Borman[ae] / P(ublius) Sappinius / Eusebes v(otum) s(olvit) / l(ibens) m(erito)
— Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum (CIL), 12: 01561. Boubon-Lancy.
Borvo bore similarities to the goddess Sirona, who was also a healing deity associated with mineral springs.[17] According to some scholars, Sirona may have been his mother.[15]
In other areas, Borvo's partner is the goddess
References
- ^ MacKillop 2004, s.v. Borvo.
- ^ a b c d e Busse & vaan de Weil 2006, pp. 230–231.
- ^ Green 1986, p. 162: "Borvo, like Belenus, appears more often by himself than linked with Apollo, emphasising the essentially Celtic nature of the cult."
- ^ a b c Delamarre 2003, p. 83.
- ^ Matasović 2009, p. 63.
- ISSN 0183-973X.
- ^ a b c Charrière 1975, pp. 130–131.
- ISSN 1540-4889.
- ^ Delamarre 2003, pp. 79, 83.
- ^ Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum (CIL), 13: Tres Galliae et Germanae.
- ^ Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum (CIL), 12: Gallia Narbonensis.
- ^ MacCulloch, J. A. (1911). The Religion of the Ancient Celts.
- ^ a b c d e "Société de Mythologie Française (SMF)". Archived from the original on 2003-02-07. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ Garrett S. Olmsted, "The gods of the Celts and the Indo-Europeans", page 427
- ^ a b MacKillop 2004, s.v. Borvo.
- ^ Miranda Green. Dictionary of Celtic Myth and Legend. Thames and Hudson Ltd. London. 1997
- ^ Paul-Marie Duval. 1957-1993. Les dieux de la Gaule. Presses Universitaires de France / Éditions Payot. Paris.
- ^ Miranda Green. Dictionary of Celtic Myth and Legend. Thames and Hudson Ltd. London. 1997
- ^ The Religion of the Ancient Celts: Chapter XII. River and Well Worship
Bibliography
- Busse, Peter E.; vaan de Weil, Caroline (2006). "Borvo/Bormo/Bormanus". In ISBN 978-1-85109-440-0.
- Charrière, Georges (1975). "La femme et l'équidé dans la mythologie française". Revue de l'histoire des religions. 188 (2): 129–188. JSTOR 23668651.
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- ISBN 0-19-860967-1.
- ISBN 9789004173361.