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Moccus - a Gallic god of boars and pigs; Moritasgus - Gallic healing god of Alesia; Mullo - a Gallic god in Armorica; Nemausus - Gallic god of Nîmes; Niskus - a Brittonic river god; Nodens (Nodons) - a Brittonic god of healing, dogs and hunting; Ogmios - a Gallic god of eloquence; Paronnus - a god known from a lone inscription at Brixia [16 ...
The gods and goddesses of the pre-Christian Celtic peoples are known from a variety of sources, including ancient places of worship, statues, engravings, cult objects, and place or personal names. The ancient Celts appear to have had a pantheon of deities comparable to others in Indo-European religion , each linked to aspects of life and the ...
In Book 6 of his Commentaries on the Gallic War, Julius Caesar refers to a Gaulish god whom the druids believed that all the Gauls were descended from. He does not give this god's name, but (following the practice of interpretatio romana) refers to him under the name of a Roman god he deemed comparable: Dis Pater, Roman god of prosperity and of the underworld.
The Celtic god Sucellus. Though the Celtic world at its height covered much of western and central Europe, it was not politically unified, nor was there any substantial central source of cultural influence or homogeneity; as a result, there was a great deal of variation in local practices of Celtic religion (although certain motifs, for example, the god Lugh, appear to have diffused throughout ...
There were gods of skill and craft, such as the pan-regional god Lugus, and the smith god Gobannos. [32] Gallic healing deities were often associated with sacred springs, [32] such as Sirona and Borvo. Other pan-regional deities include the horned god Cernunnos, the horse and fertility goddess Epona, Ogmios, Sucellos [30] [31] and his companion ...
Galician mythology, rooted in the ancient culture of Galicia, is a blend of Celtic, Roman, and Iberian influences enriched by centuries of oral tradition. Galicia 's myths and legends reflect a mystical view of the world, closely tied to its rugged landscapes, mist-covered mountains, dense forests, and the Atlantic coastline, which together ...
Manannán mac Lir - god of the sea, like his father Lir; Nuada Airgetlám - first king of the Tuatha Dé Danann; Ogma - warrior-poet, said to have invented the Ogham alphabet; Trí Dée Dána - three gods of crafting Creidhne - artificer of the Tuatha Dé Danann, working in bronze, brass and gold; Goibniu - smith of the Tuatha Dé Danann
Pages in category "Gaulish gods" The following 64 pages are in this category, out of 64 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Abellio; Abgatiacus;