Bricta

In Gallo-Roman religion, Bricta or Brixta was a Gaulish goddess who was a consort of Luxovius, god of the waters of Luxeuil-les-Bains (in antiquity, Luxovium).

It is highly possible the name is related to Perchta, a later German fairy tale character, usually (though not always) described as an elderly witch queen, who has many regional names and variations amongst the Germanic Alpine peoples and seems to bear random traits associated with both the Celtic Beira/ Cailleach and the Norse/ Germanic Freyja.

Bricta is recorded in the following inscriptions from Luxeuil-les-Bains :

This Gaulish theonym is derived from the word brixtom or brixta meaning magic.

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