Apollo Grannus and Sirona Healing Dedications -- Fifteen Latin Inscriptions

A Good Works Translation from EDCS and Heidelberg Controls

Apollo Grannus and Sirona mark one of the clearest Gallo-Roman healing lanes: Apollo with the Celtic epithet Grannus, Sirona as a paired or independent goddess, and related healing powers such as Diana, the Nymphs, Hygia, and local epithets. These inscriptions show the cult moving through Gaul, Belgica, Germania, Raetia, Britain, Pannonia, and Dacia.

Translation

Augsburg Dedication to Apollo Grannus, Diana, and Sirona

To Apollo Grannus, Diana, and holy Sirona, for the safety of herself and all her household: Iulia Matrona.

Sarmizegetusa Dedication of Gaius Sempronius Urbanus

To Apollo Grannus and Sirona: Gaius Sempronius Urbanus, imperial procurator.

Aquincum Dedication of Titus Iulius Mercator

To Apollo and Sirona: Titus Iulius Mercator, decurion of the colony, fulfilled his vow willingly and deservedly.

Bordeaux Dedication to Sirona

To Sirona: Adbucietus, son of Tocetus, fulfilled his vow willingly and deservedly.

Trier Image Dedication to Sirona

To the goddess Sirona: Lucius Lucanius Censorinus gave a small image as a gift.

Inveresk Dedication to Apollo Grannus

To Apollo Grannus: Quintus Lusius Sabinianus, imperial procurator, fulfilled his vow willingly and deservedly.

Branges Dedication to Apollo Grannus Amarcolitanus

To the god Apollo Grannus Amarcolitanus: Veranus Tilander, son of Vercus, fulfilled his vow willingly and deservedly.

Trier Dedication to Apollo Grannus Phoebus

In honor of the divine house, to the god Apollo Grannus Phoebus: Lucius Ingenuvius Primanus set this up from a vow.

Horbourg-Wihr Altar to Apollo Grannus Mogounus

To Apollo Grannus Mogounus: Quintus Licinius Trio gave an altar from his own resources.

Gochsen Dedication for a Son

In honor of the divine house, to Apollo Grannus: Lucius Iulius Victorinus, decurion of the community, father, for his son Lucius Iulius Lepidus, fulfilled his vow willingly, gladly, and deservedly.

Nijmegen Dedication by Command

To Apollo Grannus: Claudia Paterna made the dedication by command.

Alzey Dated Dedication to Apollo Grannus

To Apollo Grannus: Martius Senopatius Novellus dedicated this on the fifteenth day before the Kalends of September, in the consulship of Piso and Iulianus.

Ennetach Dedication to Apollo Grannus and the Nymphs

To Apollo Grannus and the Nymphs: Gaius Vidius Iulius, for himself and his household, fulfilled his vow willingly, gladly, and deservedly.

Faimingen Image and Base Dedication

In honor of the divine house, to Apollo Grannus: Baienius Victor, Baienius Victor, and Baienius Victorinus, his sons, set up an image with its base from a vision.

Lauingen Silver-Image Dedication

To Apollo Grannus: Marcus Ulpius Secundus, centurion of the Third Italic Legion, with a silver image, fulfilled his vow willingly, gladly, and deservedly.

Reader Note

All fifteen inscriptions are Latin. Their Celtic value lies in the divine names and epithets: Grannus, Sirona, Mogounus, and Amarcolitanus, along with the healing cult pairings around Apollo, Diana, the Nymphs, and sacred images. The page keeps these names visible rather than forcing them into English etymologies.

The dossier is a healing-cult source cluster. It shows private vows, public and military officers, a woman donor, a father praying for a son, images, altars, a silver image, and dedications made from a vow, by command, or from a vision. The inscriptions do not preserve a myth of Grannus or Sirona. They preserve ritual use: health, household safety, gifts, vows, images, and the sacred naming of healing powers.

Colophon

This page translates fifteen Latin inscriptions for the Continental Celtic expansion of the Good Works Library. The English is source-close: divine epithets remain visible, common vow formulae are translated, and damaged forms are not completed beyond the source. EDCS was used as the broad discovery route, with Heidelberg inscription pages used as direct controls where available.

Compiled and formatted for the Good Works Library by the New Tianmu Anglican Church, 2026.

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Source Text: EDCS Apollo Grannus and Sirona Cluster With Heidelberg Controls

Latin source text from the inspected EDCS Sironae and Granno queries and the selected Heidelberg inscription controls. This page presents fifteen selected inscription records with source-close English.

EDCS-04900763 / HD053609, Augsburg Dedication

Source route: Augsburg / Augusta Vindelicorum, Raetia. Evidence: AE 1992, 01304.

Source text:

Apollini
Granno
Dianae
[S]anct(a)e Siron(a)e
[p]ro sal(ute) sua
suorumq(ue)
omn(ium)
Iulia Matrona

Source-close rendering:

To Apollo Grannus, Diana, and holy Sirona, for the safety of herself and all her household: Iulia Matrona.

EDCS-08500558 / HD000775, Sarmizegetusa Dedication

Source route: Sarmizegetusa, Dacia. Evidence: ILD-01 01 00252; AE 1983, 00828.

Source text:

Apollini
Granno et
Sironae
C(aius) Sempronius
Urbanus
proc(urator) Aug(usti)

Source-close rendering:

To Apollo Grannus and Sirona: Gaius Sempronius Urbanus, imperial procurator.

EDCS-08600609 / HD001633, Aquincum Dedication

Source route: Budapest / Aquincum, Pannonia inferior. Evidence: TitAq 01, 00041; AE 1982, 00806.

Source text:

Apollini
et
S<i=E>r<o=A>nae
T(itus) Iul(ius) Mer-
cator d(ecurio) c(oloniae)
v(otum) s(olvit) l(ibens) m(erito)

Source-close rendering:

To Apollo and Sirona: Titus Iulius Mercator, decurion of the colony, fulfilled his vow willingly and deservedly.

EDCS-10400752, Bordeaux Dedication

Source route: Bordeaux / Burdigala, Aquitania. Evidence: CIL 13, 00582; IRB 01, 00019.

Source text:

Sironae
Adbucietus
Toceti fil(ius)
v(otum) s(olvit) l(ibens) m(erito)

Source-close rendering:

To Sirona: Adbucietus, son of Tocetus, fulfilled his vow willingly and deservedly.

EDCS-10600430 / HD076426, Trier Image Dedication

Source route: Trier / Augusta Treverorum, Belgica. Evidence: CIL 13, 03662.

Source text:

D(e)ae <S=D>irona(e)
L(ucius) Lucanius Censor[i]-
nu[s] sigillum d(onum) d(edit)

Source-close rendering:

To the goddess Sirona: Lucius Lucanius Censorinus gave a small image as a gift.

EDCS-07900942 / HD071266, Inveresk Dedication

Source route: Inveresk / Coria, Britannia. Evidence: CIL 07, 01082; RIB 01, 02132.

Source text:

Apollini
Granno
Q(uintus) Lusius
Sabinia-
nus
proc(urator)
Aug(usti)
v(otum) s(olvit) l(ibens) m(erito)

Source-close rendering:

To Apollo Grannus: Quintus Lusius Sabinianus, imperial procurator, fulfilled his vow willingly and deservedly.

EDCS-10501575, Branges Dedication

Source route: Branges, Haedui, Lugudunensis. Evidence: CIL 13, 02600.

Source text:

Deo Apol-
lini Gran-
no Amarcolitan(o)
Veranus
Verci f[il(ius)] Tilander
v(otum) s(olvit) l(ibens) m(erito)

Source-close rendering:

To the god Apollo Grannus Amarcolitanus: Veranus Tilander, son of Vercus, fulfilled his vow willingly and deservedly.

EDCS-10600403 / HD076311, Trier Dedication to Apollo Grannus Phoebus

Source route: Trier / Augusta Treverorum, Belgica. Evidence: CIL 13, 03635; CSIR_D 04_03, 00017.

Source text:

In h(onorem) d(omus) d(ivinae) [d]eo Apolli-
n[i G]ra[n]no Phoeb(o)
L(ucius) I[n]genuvius Pri-
manu[s] ex voto p(osuit)

Source-close rendering:

In honor of the divine house, to the god Apollo Grannus Phoebus: Lucius Ingenuvius Primanus set this up from a vow.

EDCS-10800719 / HD080516, Horbourg-Wihr Altar

Source route: Horbourg-Wihr / Horburg, Germania superior. Evidence: CIL 13, 05315.

Source text:

Apollin(i) Gran-
no Mogouno
aram
Q(uintus) Licini(us) Trio
d(e) s(uo) d(edit)

Source-close rendering:

To Apollo Grannus Mogounus: Quintus Licinius Trio gave an altar from his own resources.

EDCS-11000483 / HD037060, Gochsen Dedication

Source route: Gochsen, Germania superior. Evidence: CIL 13, 06462.

Source text:

In
h(onorem) d(omus) d(ivinae)
Apolli-
ni Gran-
no L(ucius) Iul(ius)
Victori-
nus dec(urio) c(ivitatis) A() G() pater
pro filio
L(ucio) Iul(io) Lepi-
do v(otum) s(olvit) l(ibens) l(aetus)
m(erito)

Source-close rendering:

In honor of the divine house, to Apollo Grannus: Lucius Iulius Victorinus, decurion of the community, father, for his son Lucius Iulius Lepidus, fulfilled his vow willingly, gladly, and deservedly.

EDCS-11100806 / HD079798, Nijmegen Dedication

Source route: Nijmegen / Noviomagus Batavorum, Germania inferior. Evidence: CIL 13, 08712.

Source text:

Apollini
Grann(o)
Cl(audia) Paterna
ex imperio

Source-close rendering:

To Apollo Grannus: Claudia Paterna made the dedication by command.

EDCS-11202205 / HD024000, Alzey Dated Dedication

Source route: Alzey / Altiaia, Germania superior. Evidence: Nesselhauf 00088; AE 1933, 00138; AE 2016, 01158.

Source text:

Apollini Gran-
no Martius
Senopatius
Novellus de-
dicavit XV K(alendas) Sep(tembres)
Pisone et Iuliano
co(n)s(ulibus)

Source-close rendering:

To Apollo Grannus: Martius Senopatius Novellus dedicated this on the fifteenth day before the Kalends of September, in the consulship of Piso and Iulianus.

EDCS-27500260 / HD036946, Ennetach Dedication

Source route: Ennetach, Raetia. Evidence: CIL 03, 05861; CIL 03, 11891; IBR 00184.

Source text:

Apollini
Granno
et Nymph-
is C(aius) Vidius
Iulius pro
se et suis
v(otum) s(olvit) l(ibens) l(aetus) m(erito)

Source-close rendering:

To Apollo Grannus and the Nymphs: Gaius Vidius Iulius, for himself and his household, fulfilled his vow willingly, gladly, and deservedly.

EDCS-27500269 / HD036998, Faimingen Vision Dedication

Source route: Faimingen / Phoebiana, Raetia. Evidence: CIL 03, 05870; IBR 00201.

Source text:

In h(onorem) d(omus) d(ivinae)
Apolli(ni) Granno
Baienius Victor
et Baienius Victor
et Baienius Victo-
rinus fili(i) eius ex
visu signum cum base

Source-close rendering:

In honor of the divine house, to Apollo Grannus: Baienius Victor, Baienius Victor, and Baienius Victorinus, his sons, set up an image with its base from a vision.

EDCS-27500275 / HD058682, Lauingen Silver-Image Dedication

Source route: Lauingen, Raetia. Evidence: CIL 03, 05876; IBR 00219.

Source text:

Apollini
Granno
M(arcus) Ulpius
Secundus
|(centurio) leg(ionis) III Ital(icae)
cum signo
argenteo
v(otum) s(olvit) l(ibens) l(aetus) m(erito)

Source-close rendering:

To Apollo Grannus: Marcus Ulpius Secundus, centurion of the Third Italic Legion, with a silver image, fulfilled his vow willingly, gladly, and deservedly.

Source Colophon

The EDCS Sironae and Granno queries were captured and inspected on 2026-05-14 at Tulku/Tools/celtic/sources/continental_batch_2026-05-14/edcs_sirona_grannus_cluster/edcs_sironae_query.json and edcs_granno_query.json; a Beleno comparison query was captured at edcs_beleno_query.json and parked for a later Belenus/Aquileia dossier. The selected Heidelberg controls were captured the same day at edh_HD053609.html, edh_HD000775.html, edh_HD001633.html, edh_HD076426.html, edh_HD071266.html, edh_HD076311.html, edh_HD080516.html, edh_HD037060.html, edh_HD079798.html, edh_HD024000.html, edh_HD036946.html, edh_HD036998.html, and edh_HD058682.html in the same source folder. EDCS is a discovery route and search database rather than a critical edition; the page therefore cites the controlling publication IDs and keeps the English source-close. No EDCS or Heidelberg images are reproduced.

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