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Song of Roland

The Song of Roland, or, in French, La Chanson de Roland, is the best known of the Old French epics. It was possibly first composed some time in the...

January 11th, 2006

By Jimmy Joe

Heraclids

The Heraclids (Ἡρακλειδαί) were the children and descendants of the hero Heracles (Ἡρακλἣς). The ancient Greeks believed the Heraclids became the a...

August 23rd, 2003

By Jimmy Joe

Vosegus

Vosegus was an eponym or personification of the Vosges, a region with mountains and forests in eastern France. Vosegus was a god of nature or the a...

November 3rd, 1999

By Jimmy Joe

Teutates

Teutates, whose name means "God of the People", was mentioned by the Roman poet Lucan, who identified him with the Roman gods – Mars (Ares) or Merc...

November 3rd, 1999

By Jimmy Joe

Tarvus Trigaranus

Tarvus Trigaranus was the Gallic bull god. Almost nothing is known about Tarvus Trigaranus, except for some images of him as a bull on some stone c...

November 3rd, 1999

By Jimmy Joe

Taranis

Since Taranis' name means "Thunderer", Taranis was identified with the Germanic god Donar and with the Roman god Jupiter. His name suggests that he...

November 3rd, 1999

By Jimmy Joe

Sucellus

Sucellus was possibly the god of feasting and providence. His consort was Nantosuelta, the goddess of nature and water. Sucellus was depicted carry...

November 3rd, 1999

By Jimmy Joe

Smetrios

Smetrios or Smetrius was the Gallic god of war. Smetrios was the tutelary deity of the Treveri. It is possible that Smetrios is not a name of an in...

November 3rd, 1999

By Jimmy Joe

Sirona

Goddess of healing springs. Judging by the number of sites dedicated to Sirona, from Brittany in the west to Hungary in the east, she was a popular...

November 3rd, 1999

By Jimmy Joe

Sequana

A river goddess. Sequana was a tutelary goddess of the Sequanae tribe, which occupied territory between the Saône, Rhône and Rhine rivers. Sequana ...

November 3rd, 1999

By Jimmy Joe

Rudiobus

Rudiobus was the Gallic god of horses. An inscription was found at Neuvy-en-Sullias which included a depiction of a stallion.

November 3rd, 1999

By Jimmy Joe

Rosmerta

Rosmerta was a fertility goddess. Rosmerta was depicted as a woman carrying basket of fruit, possibly a Cornucopia, which suggests that she was a g...

November 3rd, 1999

By Jimmy Joe