Museum of Prehistory and Archaeology of Cantabria 13 - Altar to Erudino (Torrelavega)

Erudinus (), Erudinu () or Erudino () was a

pagan Paganism (from classical Latin ''pāgānus'' "rural", "rustic", later "civilian") is a term first used in the fourth century by early Christians for people in the Roman Empire who practiced polytheism, or ethnic religions other than Judaism. ...

god in Cantabrian mythology. A stone altar with an inscription dated from the year 161 (originally believed to date from 399) was found in 1925 by Hermilio Alcalde del Río at the Monte Dobra, near

Torrelavega Torrelavega ( Cantabrian: ''Torlavega'') is a municipality and important industrial and commercial hub in the single province Autonomous Community of Cantabria, northern Spain. It is situated roughly 8 kilometres from the Cantabrian Coast and 27.5 ...

( Cantabria). The inscription says: The altar forms part of the stock of the Museum of Prehistory and Archaeology of Cantabria, while a replica is installed in a green zone at Sierrapando. From 2001 to 2012, this reproduction remained in the Serafin Escalante street in Torrelavega.El Ayuntamiento quiere potenciar la imagen de la calle Serafín Escalante
'' El Diario Montañés''.

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