Voroicus

Voroicus is a Celtic god who was probably worshiped as a local deity in the area around Vichy in France ( Allier department , Auvergne region ). A dedicatory inscription found there indicates that, according to the Interpretatio Romana, he was equated with the Roman god of war Mars . Bernhard Maier is considering an etymological connection to the district of Vouroux ( canton Varennes-sur-Allier ) in the north of Vichy.

literature

• Bernhard Maier : Lexicon of Celtic Religion and Culture (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 466). Kröner, Stuttgart 1994, ISBN 3-520-46601-5 , p. 332.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ CIL XIII, 1497 Nu (minibus) A (u) gg (ustorum) deo Marti Vorocio Gaiolus Gai f (ilius) / v (otum) s (olvit) l (ibens) m (erito).

See also

• List of Celtic gods and legendary figures
• Celtic religion
• Celtic mythology