Tridamus is the name of a deity attested from a single inscription on a sandstone altar from
Roman Britain, found in
Michaelchurch in present-day
Herefordshire.
The inscription reads:
:'To the god Tridam(us), Bellicus gave (this) altar'
However, alternative readings of the rough-hewn inscription also exist, some of which have read ''Triv'' or ''Trivii'' for ''Tridam(us)''.
The altar remains in St Michael's Church in Michaelchurch.
The name Tridamus may be derived from the
Proto-Celtic ''*tri-damos'' meaning 'three-bovine one'.
[Proto-Celtic—English lexicon](_blank)
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English—Proto-Celtic lexicon
University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies. (See als
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University of Leiden database
References
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Sources
*
British Museum,
London,
England
*Lancaster museum,
Lancaster,
England
*Newcastle Museum of Antiquities,
Newcastle,
England
*Penrith Museum,
Penrith,
England
*Verovicium Roman Museum, Housesteads Fort,
Northumberland,
England
*
York Castle Museum,
York,
England
Gods of the ancient Britons