Taranis
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taranis-188-16998640
title:
Taranis
text:
In Celtic mythology, Taranis is the god of thunder, who was worshipped primarily in Gaul, Hispania, Great Britain, and Ireland, but also in the Rhineland and Danube regions, amongst others. Taranis, along with Esus and Toutatis, was mentioned by the Roman poet Lucan in his epic poem Pharsalia as a Celtic deity to whom human sacrificial offerings were made. Taranis was associated, as was the Cyclops Brontes ("thunder") in Greek mythology, with the wheel. Many representations of a bearded god with
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description:
Celtic god of thunder
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taranis
date created:
2002-09-17T11:59:21Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T00:55:54Z
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