Teutates
Teutates is a Celtic deity, interpreted by some scholars as "god of the tribe". It is thought that teuta- meant "tribe" in Celtic. The deities named by Caesar are well-attested in the later epigraphic record of Gaul and Britain.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 51 BCE
- Attested period
- -51 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Mentioned by Julius Caesar in Commentarii de Bello Gallico (52–51 BC).
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Teutanus, Mercurio Touteno, Deo Touteno, Mars Toutanicus, Venus Genetrix, Esus, Lug-Apollo, Taranis-Jupiter, Esus-Cernunnos, Minerva, Jupiter, Epona, Dis Pater, Rosmerta, Sulevia, Sirona, Apollo
- manifests as
- Teutates-Mercury
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Supporters of this view cite Lucan's mention of a deity called Teutates, which they interpret as "god of the tribe" (it is thought that teuta- meant "tribe" in Celtic).”
#26065 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“These date between the 2nd and 3rd centuries CE...Emil Hübner...was the first to propose that these three letters should be read as an abbreviation of the deity-name Tot(atis). Two rings...which preface TOT with DEO ("God") have been taken to confirm that the god Teutates is referenced”
#33998 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Jean-Jacques Hatt has proposed a complex interpretation of the cup's design in terms of the Celtic triad of gods, Taranis, Teutates, and Esus (syncretised, respectively, with Jupiter, Mercury, and Cernunnos).”
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