Teutates

Teutates, whose name means “God of the People”, was mentioned by the Roman poet Lucan, who identified him with the Roman gods – Mars (Ares) or Mercury (Hermes). Teutates was seen as the god of war, wealth and fertility.

Lucan mentioned Teutates along with Esus and Taranis, on behalf of whom the Gauls (Ligurian and Treveri tribes) practiced blood sacrificial rites. Teutates was associated with rites in which his victims were drowned in a sacrificial lake.