Taranis

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Celtic deity thunder god

Taranis is a major Celtic thunder god often associated with the sky, storms, and the wheel as a symbol of his power.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
TARANIS	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Celtic deity ⓘ thunder god ⓘ
associatedConcept	cosmic order ⓘ divine kingship ⓘ
associatedWith	lightning ⓘ sky ⓘ storms ⓘ thunder ⓘ
attestedIn	Gaulish inscriptions ⓘ Roman inscriptions ⓘ
category	Celtic gods ⓘ sky and weather gods ⓘ thunder gods ⓘ
culture	Celtic mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ
depictedWith	thunderbolt ⓘ wheel ⓘ
equatedWith	Jupiter NERFINISHED ⓘ Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
hasRomanInterpretatio	Jupiter Taranis NERFINISHED ⓘ
linguisticCognate	Breton taran (thunder) ⓘ Old Irish torann (thunder) ⓘ Welsh taran (thunder) ⓘ
mentionedBy	Lucan NERFINISHED ⓘ
mentionedIn	Pharsalia NERFINISHED ⓘ
nameEtymology	derived from Proto-Celtic *Taranos meaning thunder ⓘ
region	Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Gaul NERFINISHED ⓘ Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
religiousContext	Celtic polytheism ⓘ
role	protector deity ⓘ sky god ⓘ weather god ⓘ
sacredObject	solar wheel ⓘ
symbol	thunderbolt ⓘ wheel ⓘ
timePeriod	Iron Age Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ
worshippedBy	Gauls NERFINISHED ⓘ Insular Celts NERFINISHED ⓘ continental Celts ⓘ
worshipPractice	dedicatory inscriptions ⓘ votive offerings ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Celtic mythology → hasDeity → Taranis ⓘ

Myriade platform → usedOnMission → Taranis ⓘ

this entity surface form: TARANIS