The Gods of Gaul CT038

The Gods of Gaul CT038

Author: Gary & Ruth Colcombe October 27, 2019 Duration: 51:56

The Religion of the Ancient Celts (1911)

Chapter 3: The Gods of Gaul and the Continental Celts

by

J. A. MacCulloch

A discussion of the innumerable Gods of Gaul and the influence of the Roman gods on the continental deities.

 

Names Used in this Section

Apollo

Juppiter

Minerva

Dispater

Jupiter Taranis

Apollo Grannus

Augustus

Lares

Belenos Augustus

Holder's Altceltischer Sprachschatz

Anwyl

Allobrogi

Pliny

Arverni

Puy de Dôme

Artaios

Mercurius Cultor at Wurtemberg

Moccus

Cimiacinus

Ogmíos

Lucian

Dumias

Borvo, Bormo, or Bormanus

Ausonius

Belinuntia

Maponos

Bonus Puer

Mogons or Mogounos

Diodorus

Boreads

Caturix

Belatu-Cadros

Albiorix

Rigisamus

Toutatis, Totatis, and Tutatis

Seckau, York, and Old Carlisle

Professor Rhŷs

Taranis

Neton

Camulos

Cumal

Fionn

Braciaca

Cernunnos

Esus or Silvanus

Taranoos and Taranucnos

Sucellos

Kulhwych

Mycenæans

Neter

Alexandrian Serapis

Nantosvelta

M. D'Arbois

Balor

Autun

Vandoeuvres

Reims

Saintes

Beaune

Dennevy

Malmaison

M. Mowat

Bran

Janus

Smertullos

Silvanus

Salzbach

Aeracura

Ober-Seebach

Tarvos Trigaranos

M. Reinach

Cúchulainn

garanus

trikeras

trikarenos

Esugenos

Poeninus

Vosges mountains, Vosegus

Dii Casses

Cassiterides

Dea Bibracte, Nemausus, and Vasio

Bibracte, Nimes, and Vaison

Belisama

Nemetona

Cathubodua, Badb-catha

Andrasta

Andarta of the Voconces

Boudicca

Bellona of the Scordisci

Camma

Cæsarius of Arles

Stanna

Perigueux

Vesunna and Aventia, Vesona and Avanche

Seine, Sequana

Bormo, Bormana, Damona

Dea Brixia was the consort of Luxovius, Luxeuil

Clota, Clyde

Sabrina, Severn

Icauna was goddess of the Yonne

Sinnan of the Shannon

Deoe Matres

Berecynthia

Hathors in Egypt, the Moirai, Gorgons, and Graiæ of Greece, the Roman Fates, and the Norse Nornæ

Juno with Clivana

 

Religion of the Ancient Celts can be found on Sacred Texts.

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