Sulis

deity earth Celtic single tradition · 5

The names of Celtic sun goddesses such as Sulis may also allude to this association: the words for 'eye' and 'sun' are switched in these languages, hence the name of the deities.

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When

First attested: 500 BCE
Attested period: -500 – 2020
Historical notes: Attested in Celtic tradition.

Relationships

co occurs with: Alcis, Nodens, Sul, Senua, Tsar Solnitse, Sequana, Lenus, Ucuetis, Bergusia, Cocidius, Belatucadrus, Luxovius, Vasio, Étaín, Sulevia, Olwen, Brighid, Wotan, Jupiter Dolichenus, Lugus, God, Zeus, Zojz, Helios, Mitra, Varuna, Vahagn, Savitr, Hvare-khshaeta, Ahura Mazda, Şêşims, Brigantia, Sūrya, Njörðr, Freyr, Saulė, genius loci, Vosegus, Grian, Ainé, Epona
syncretized with: Minerva, Sol, Sulis Minerva

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Sources

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Source passages

“The names of Celtic sun goddesses such as Sulis and Grian may also allude to this association: the words for "eye" and "sun" are switched in these languages, hence the name of the deities”
#15624 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Sulis has a number of modern-day worshipers among the Wiccan and pagan communities. As of 1998, some people still deposited offerings in the waters of the Roman baths. A gilt bronze head of the goddess Sulis Minerva was discovered in Bath in 1727”
#16155 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Indo-European linguistic connections between Norse Sól, Sanskrit Surya, Common Brittonic Sulis, Lithuanian Saulė, Latin Sol, and Slavic Tsar Solnitse.”
#16183 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5

“Sulis with Minerva”
#25333 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5

“The British Sulis has a name cognate with that of other Indo-European solar deities such as the Greek Helios and Indic Surya, and bears some solar traits such as association with the eye as well as epithets associated with light.”
#26105 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001