Candamius the Storm-Sky God
Cantabrian · deity · Roman period · Recorded classification
Name leads with the English phrase 'the Storm-Sky God'; attested form Candamius / Iuppiter Candamius. Devotion is confined to the Cantabrian-Asturian north. Native etymon uncertain. Known from epigraphy and toponymy only; no narrative survives.
Domains
- sky heavens
- thunder storm
Epithets
- Candamius The Cantabrian sky-and-mountain god, equated with Jupiter (the Mons Candamius)Hispano-Roman votive inscriptions of the Cantabrian north (primary)
Sources
- Candamius was the astral/sky god of the Astures and Cantabri, associated with the heavens, storms and thunder, known from inscriptions and place-names in northern Spain and syncretised with Jupiter (Iuppiter Candamius); the place-name Candamo (Asturias) preserves his name.: Iuppiter Candamius dedications, Asturia/Cantabria (inscription); J. C. Olivares Pedreño, 'Celtic Gods of the Iberian Peninsula', e-Keltoi 6 (2005) (secondary)