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Runesocesius was a deity whose name appears on an inscription from the region of Évora, the Roman ''Ebora'' in modern Portugal in the area inhabited by the Celtici in Lusitania. He has generally been thought of as a Lusitanian god. ==Discovery & interpretation== At the close of the 19th Century, a Roman dedication was discovered and examined by Portuguese archaeologists near Évora. The inscription was in Latin and read ''SANCTRVNESOCESIOSACRVGLIC ... QVINTCINV ... BALS''. In a paper submitted to the French ''Société des Antiquaires'' this was interpreted as ''Sancto Runeso Cesio Sacrum G. Licinius Quinctinus Balsensis'': a dedication by Gaius Licinius Quinctinus of Balsa to a previously unknown god, Runesus Cesius. The name was interpreted as Celtic, with "Cesius" an allograph for ''gaesius'' and hence deriving from the roots '' *runa-'' and '' *gaiso-'' meaning "the Mysterious One of the Javelin (or Spear)"〔''Bulletin de la Société des Antiquaires de la France'', 1899 pp. 269-273 by "J.L. de V."〕 An alternative reading, as a single word ''Runesocesius'', was proposed by J M Blazquez-Martinez in the light of the element -eso- being a recurring one in Lusitanian names.〔''Onomastique personelle indigène de la Péninsule Ibérique sous la domination Romaine'' M L Alberton Firmat (1983)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Runesocesius」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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