Teutates
Gaulish · deity · mythic · Recorded classification
Gaulish tribal protector god ('god of the people'), named by Lucan and identified with Mars/Mercury; Berne scholia describe sacrifice by drowning (secondary).
Domains
- tribe war protection
Powers
- Guard the tribe (touta) in war and oath
Epithets
- Mars Toutatis 'god of the people/tribe', equated with MarsRIB 219 (Barkway, Britain), 'Marti Toutati'; Lucan, Pharsalia I.444-446 (primary)
Sources
- existence: Lucan, Pharsalia I.444–446; Mars Toutatis dedications; TOT rings (primary); Berne Scholia on Lucan (victims drowned in a vat) (secondary)