Seems connected with the flight of the soul(s). Lire en ligne sur Persée; Joseph Vendryes, La Religion des Celtes, Coop Breizh, Spezet, 1997 (ISBN 2-909924-91-2) René Goscinny et Albert Uderzo, la série de bande dessinée Astérix, avec la citation « Par Toutatis ! Paul-Marie Duval, « Teutates, Esus, Taranis », Travaux sur la Gaule, Rome, 1989, p. 275-287. Of two later commentators on Lucan's text, one identifies Teutates with Mercury, the other with Mars. Other deities like Nemetona were likely associated with trees, so it’s possible.Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:“I am the child of earth and starry heaven.” – Petelia Tablet“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.” – Oscar WildeI am the author of five books on mythology, including one on sun-goddesses. His sacrificial victims (human?)

Ce dieu est connu par des inscriptions sous la forme « Totatus » retrouvées au sanctuaire de Beauclair, à La forme Teutatès est d'ailleurs un barbarisme venu d'une mauvaise lecture des caractères grecs utilisés par les Patrice Lajoye évoque un possible rôle de protecteur de la cité ou du Il est représenté par un sanglier dans diverses sculptures. Could Esus’ shrines have been sacred trees or groves, similar to those in India? Teutates foi um dos deuses celtas mencionados pelo poeta romano Lucano no 1o. )The "Trinity" of 'Esus"" 'Esus' - The Roman poet Lucan described 'Esus"in a poem, the Pharsalia, dating from the 1st c. AD,.. Willows have been pollarded (cut back hard periodically to harvest the branches) since medieval times, and their regeneration, as well as their However, the one disappointing thing about Esus is that compared to Taranis and Toutatis, he is not a well-attested deity.

The Gallic god Esus is shown on the right side.

The Gods of Gaul and the Continental Celts.’

The sacred stone is one of the most important monuments of Gallo-Roman religious history.

Neither of the other gods Lucan mentions appear on the pillar, although The Esus panel from the Pilier des Nautes, Paris. Human Sacrifices to Esus A well-known section in an epic poem “ Bellum Civile ” or “Pharsalia” (c. 60 AD) by the Roman poet Lucan talks about the gory blood sacrifice offered to a triad of Celtic deities (i.e., Esus, Teutates and Taranis. Teutates foi um dos deuses celtas mencionados pelo poeta romano Lucano no 1o. La plupart des inscriptions dédiées au dieu se trouvent hors de Gaule : En 2007, l'archéologue Bernard Clémençon a découvert dans les caves du Connu notamment à l'époque contemporaine par le biais de la Patrice Lajoye, « Une inscription votive à Toutatis découverte à Jort »,

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Celtic religion, religious beliefs and practices of the ancient Celts. A. MacCulloch (1911).

Both gods are depicted on the Trier altar, perhaps the religious equivalent of a billingual sign?

Sources. )Jan de Vries and Jaan Puhvel both take the Esus/Mercury comparison further, seeing a strong resemblance between Esus and Odin. La dernière modification de cette page a été faite le 2 mai 2020 à 08:13. Wasn’t Paris originally very marshy? The herons or egrets that sit on the bull’s back live where land and water meet, as does the willow tree that Esus is cutting (or pruning – another interpretation!). According to later commentators, victims sacrificed to Teutates were killed by being plunged headfirst into a vat filled with an unspecified liquid.

Variant spellings, or readings, of the name Esus in the manuscripts of Lucan include Hesus, Aesus, and Haesus. Mais il semble difficile de les rattacher à des mythes. From the 3rd century bc… Myth, a symbolic narrative, usually of unknown origin and at least partly traditional, that ostensibly relates actual events and that is especially associated with religious belief. By signing up for this email, you are agreeing to news, offers, and information from Encyclopaedia Britannica.Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Paul-Marie Duval, « Teutates, Esus, Taranis », Travaux sur la Gaule, Rome, 1989, p. 275-287. 9 Replies.

I’d agree that Esus may have something to do with the cutting and regeneration of the willow, which must have been useful for building and weaving.