Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Ancasta was a Celtic goddess worshipped in Roman Britain. She is known from a single dedicatory inscription found in the United Kingdom at the Roman settlement of Clausentum (Bitterne, near Southampton). Ancasta may be taken to be a local goddess, possibly associated with the nearby River Itchen.The votive dedication to Ancasta reads:DEAE ANCASTAE GEMINVS MANI VSLM\"To the goddess Ancasta, Geminus Mani[lius] willingly and deservedly fulfills his vow.\"It may be possible that the name 'Ancasta' is related to Proto-Celtic *kasto- meaning 'swift'.The inscription is now in the SeaCity Museum."@en }
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- Ancasta abstract "Ancasta was a Celtic goddess worshipped in Roman Britain. She is known from a single dedicatory inscription found in the United Kingdom at the Roman settlement of Clausentum (Bitterne, near Southampton). Ancasta may be taken to be a local goddess, possibly associated with the nearby River Itchen.The votive dedication to Ancasta reads:DEAE ANCASTAE GEMINVS MANI VSLM\"To the goddess Ancasta, Geminus Mani[lius] willingly and deservedly fulfills his vow.\"It may be possible that the name 'Ancasta' is related to Proto-Celtic *kasto- meaning 'swift'.The inscription is now in the SeaCity Museum.".