Sulis

=Sulis= Sulis was a Celtic deity ( a god or goddess ) who was worshiped in Bath. She was a very similar character to Minerva, who was worshiped by the Romano-British, and Athena - the Greek goddess. A lead tablet found by archaeologists suggests that she was thought to be nourishing and life-living. Many Romans built statues around the baths of Sulis and Minerva. Many of the baths had lead as well as some bleach in them so "Sulis" could cure or nourish them. Celtic gods were "created" first by the Irish and the Scottish to describe how the Earth was created and why things happened. These gods or goddesses were there way out of explaining why things happen.

Many high class people would go to the baths just to discuss business and conference with one another. People who were sick would go to bath to cure them from their sickness and many different types of illness, even cancer. These baths became popular, which made Sulis more and more well known. Now a days the baths are green looking and can sometimes be a bluish color. They are no longer open for the public because now we know lead and bleach can serious health problems. As more people got sick from the baths, fewer people would show up to these baths and finally they closed permanently.

When you go to many baths there will be statues of Minerva and Sulis around the outside of bath. It was said that when Kings and Queens, or famous rulers were at bath they would sit near, under, or by the statue of Sulis because they thought she would nourish them more than the other people in the baths. By Tori House