The names of several Gaulish deities are attested, along with illustrations in some cases. Not much specifically is known about the dēuī or their interrelations. Nevertheless, a structure can be deduced for the Gaulish pantheon, based on categories that the deities can be sorted into. Here is a list of deities common to all or most of Gaul. Speculation is indicated in italic text.
ūxsamī dēuī Highest Deities | |||
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Aisus | The most important Gaulish deity, the Master of all other dēuī, the King of the pantheon. He is associated with Taruos Trigaranos the Bull with Three Cranes. The cranes represent Benevolence, Courage, and Wisdom, and act as messengers between Aisus and the second-level deities Belenos, Belisamosos, and Ogmios, respectively, who oversee their own categories of deities. The bull serves as a complement to Eponā the horse goddess, who oversees the nature gods. | ||
mātronā | The Great Mother goddess, often attested as a triple goddess the māteres. | ||
Maponos | The Divine Son, attested as mapon arueriíatin The Son The Pleaser (accusative case). | ||
Each of the following categories of deities consists of one head deity, three subordinate deities, and (usually) two couples, i.e. pairs of consorts. Additionally, the nature deities feature an additional goddess and her animal familiar. | |||
Nature Deities | Protective Deities | ||
Eponā | The goddess of horses and animal fertility. | Belenos | The god of healing. |
Taranis | The god of thunder. | Anextlomāros | The Great Protector |
Carnonos | The Horned One, god of the forest. | Toutātis | Protector of villages. |
Diuonā | The goddess of freshwater sources. | Alaunos | The Great Nourisher. |
Grānnos eti Đironā | The god of the sun and grain, and the star goddess. Their union reflects the contrast between day and night. Their son is Borvo, q.v. | Sucellos eti Nantosueltā | The god of fences and boundaries, protector of fields and flocks, depicted with a mallet and a jar, alongside his consort the goddess of fire and water, earth and nature, and fertility. Their union reflects the balance of caring for the home and farm while protecting it from external menaces. |
Cicolluis eti Litauī | The god of meat, flesh, and breasts, and the goddess of the earth. Their union reflects the contrast between environment and life, soil and organism, terrain and biosphere. | Boruō eti Dāmonā | The god of healing springs and the goddess of livestock and domesticated animals. |
Artiū eti Andartā | The bear goddess and her companion the Great Bear, identified with the constellation Ursa Major. | ||
Deities of Combat | Deities of Wisdom | ||
Belisamosos | The goddess of might and strategy. | Ogmios | The god of eloquence. |
Segomō | The god of war, The Mighty One, The Victor. | Brigantiā | The High One, a goddess of fortune, victory, and good luck. |
Camulos | The Great Champion. | Suleuiās | Triple goddess of good governance. |
Lēnos | A god of healing and protection. | Cissonios | The Chariot Driver, god of travel. |
Lugus eti Rosmertā | The god of the harvest and the goddess of prosperity. Their union reflects the two sides of working hard to harvest crops and resting and enjoying the results. | ||
Loucetios eti Nemetonā | The god of lightning, light, and enlightenment, and the goddess of sacred spaces. Their union reflects the contrast between the plainly visible and the hidden, the open knowledge and the secrets of the deities, that which is understood and that which is mysterious. |