La función guerrera en la mitología de la Gallaecia antiguacontribución a la sociología de la cultura castreña
ISSN: 0514-7336
Ano de publicación: 1981
Número: 32-33
Páxinas: 263-276
Tipo: Artigo
Outras publicacións en: Zephyrus: Revista de prehistoria y arqueología
Resumo
In this work, starting from the description given by Strabo (III, 3, 7 [155]) about the homage paid by the North Iberian Peninsula people to a God of War similar to the Greek Ares, a conclusion is reach regarding the existence of a Celtic deity of the Second Function similar to the Roman Mars, the Greek Ares and the Celtic War Gods, that appears symbolized in the terms derived from the root coso- in the Latin inscriptions of the region. This deity �like the remaining martial deities that are similar� appears linked to a very concrete social group: the military aristocracy, formed by professional warriors.