Iovantucarus

Iovantucarus

Iovantucarus

Celtic god identified with Lenus Mars


Mars Iovantucarus was a Celtic god who was associated with the Treveran healer-god Lenus Mars at his sanctuary at Trier. The name reflects the deity's function as a protector of youth, and the temple was visited by pilgrims who often brought with them images of children, often depicting as holding pet birds as offerings to the god. At Tholey, also in Treveran territory, ‘Iovantucarus’ was also used as an epithet of Mercury.[1][2]


References

  1. Edith Mary Wightman (1970). Roman Trier and the Treveri. Rupert Hart-Davis, London.
  2. Miranda Green (1997). Dictionary of Celtic Myth and Legend. Thames and Hudson Ltd. London.

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