Matunos (Matunus) is a Celtic god worshipped in Britain; given his name, he is likely to have been associated in some way with the bear. (Other Celtic bear-gods included Artio, Andarta and Artaius, whose names derived from *arto, a different word for “bear.”)

Myth
Unknown.

Cult
Matunos received votive and dedicatory offerings from his worshippers; otherwise little is known of the specifics of his cult.

Etymology
Matunos’ name is likely to have been derived from the Proto-Celtic *matu or “bear.”

Region
Matunos is known from an inscription found at Risingham in Britain, north of Hadrian’s wall; he may also have been worshipped in Gaul, near what is now Langres, France.

Literary evidence
Unknown.

Archaeological evidence
Risingham, England

Toponymic evidence
The city of Langres, France was known in Roman times as Andematunnum.