Taranis
deity sky Gaulish single tradition · 6
Taranis is the consort of Apito (an alternative name for Atabey). In the series Apito rules over the other gods along with her consort Taranis.
↻ synthesized from 6 sources
When
- First attested
- 500 BCE
- Attested period
- -500 – 500
- Historical notes
- Celtic Iron Age sky deity associated with wheel symbolism.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Pluto, Saturn, Ops, Aericura, Proserpina, Neptune, Soranus, Dagr, Skinfaxi, Cernunnos, Matres, Epona, Mars, Mercury, Teutanus, Mercurio Touteno, Deo Touteno, Mars Toutanicus, Teutates, Venus Genetrix, Esus, Lug-Apollo, Esus-Cernunnos, Apollo
- manifests as
- Taranis-Jupiter
- manifested by
- Taranis-Jupiter
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (6)
Source passages
“In the series Apito rules over the other gods along with her consort Taranis. She is also called the Oak Mother and is the caretaker for the All Tree.”
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“A scholium on the Pharsalia equates Dis Pater with Taranis, the Gaulish god of thunder.”
#13321 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“The sky god Taranis is typically depicted with the attribute of a spoked wheel.”
#17716 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Among the divinities transcending tribal boundaries were the Matres, Cernunnos, the sky-god Taranis, and Epona. ”
#26070 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Daniel Szabó proposed a local syncretisation of Teutates and Taranis.”
#33997 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5