Vosegus
Vosegus was a Celtic god of hunting and forestation worshiped in the Roman Empire. He is represented with a bow and a shield, and sometimes accompanied by a dog. He is also associated with a local hunting deity with a piglet under his arm, and sometimes associated with nuts, acorns, and pine cones.
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When
- First attested
- 500 BCE
- Attested period
- -500 – 400
- Historical notes
- Attested in inscriptions from western Germany and eastern France.
Relationships
- syncretized with
- Merc(urio) Vos(ego)
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Vosegus (Latin: [ˈwɔ.sɛ.ɡʊs]; sometimes Vosagus, Vosacius, Vosagō, Vosegō, Vogesus) was a name used in the Roman Empire for a Celtic god of hunting and forestation. On the rare representations that have come down to us, Vosegus is represented with a bow and a shield, and he is sometimes accompanied by a dog.”
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“There are many other deities whose names may betray origins as topographical spirits. Vosegus presided over the mountains of the Vosges, Luxovius over the spa-settlement of Luxeuil, and Vasio over the town of Vaison in the Lower Rhône Valley.”
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