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

consort of
Atabey, Apito
syncretized with
Jupiter, Dis Pater, Perun
allied with
Teutates, Esus
manifests as
Taranis-Jupiter
manifested by
Taranis-Jupiter

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Sources

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.”

#3124 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“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