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Sutugius
A Gaulish God: Great Force in Defence
Sutugius is Gaulish god known from four inscriptions found at Saint-Plancard, France where he is invoked along with Roman Mars. Interpretation of the meaning of his name and his link with mars suggests that he was a god of the 'defender of the tribe' type. |
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Gaul: Great Force in Defence
Sutugius is a little-known deity, commemorated by four inscriptions, all found at Saint-Plancard, Haute-Garonne, France (CIL XIII 00164; AE 1950, 222; 223; 224) where, in one inscription he is syncretized by Interpretato Romana with Roman Mars and invoked as Mars Sutugius. This deity's attributes remain somewhat of a mystery, however on the basis of the reconstructed proto-Celtic lexicon his name can be interpreted as being formed from the components: *su- (good,very) *tū-(tu-) (defend) and *gustu- (force) along with the Latinized masculine ending -us. Thus his name can be rendered as 'Great Force in Defence' which, along with his syncretization with Roman Mars suggests that this deity was considered as a defensive martial god; a deity of the defender of the tribe type.
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