Tarvus Trigaranus

Celtic

Tarvus Trigaranus was the Gallic bull god. Almost nothing is known about Tarvus Trigaranus, except for some images of him as a bull on some stone carvings.

During the reign of the Roman emperor Tiberius, boatmen from the Seine River near Paris erected a monument which depicted several gods, including Esus, Tarvus, Jupiter and Vulcanus. At Dorchester, England, it depicted Tarvus as a bull with three cranes perched on his back. Some depictions show Tarvus as a bull with three horns.

Tarvus Trigaranus

Tarvus Trigaranus
Stone carving from the Ara Nautae
found under Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris
Musée du Moyen Age, Cluny (Paris)

Related Information

Name

Tarvus, Travos.
Tarvus Trigaranus – "Tarvus of the Three Cranes".

Created:November 3, 1999

Modified:June 2, 2024