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ARTICLES RELATED TO Lugus - Etymology | | | |  Lugus - Etymology: Encyclopedia II - Lugus - EtymologyLugus's name has been interpreted as deriving from the Indo-European root *leuk-, light, and he has long been considered a sun god. This etymology is problematic because Proto-Indo-European *k did not under any known circumstances become *g- in Proto-Celtic, but remained *k. The direct descendent of the Proto-Indo-European root *leuk- (white light) in Proto-Celtic is *leuk- as in the name of the Celtic lightning god Leucetios. So if one applies the principles of Occam's razor, *leuk- is ...
See also:Lugus, Lugus - Gaulish Mercury, Lugus - Iconography, Lugus - Triplism, Lugus - Sacred Sites, Lugus - Continuity in later Celtic narratives, Lugus - Foreign Parallels, Lugus - Etymology, Lugus - Survival of the name in toponyms, Lugus - Bibliography Read more here: » Lugus: Encyclopedia II - Lugus - Etymology |
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| | | | Lugus - Etymology: Encyclopedia II - Lugus - Gaulish Mercury Julius Caesar in his De Bello Gallico identified six gods worshipped in Gaul, giving the names of their nearest Roman equivalents rather than their Gaulish names. He said that "Mercury" was the god most revered in Gaul, describing him as patron of trade and commerce, protector of travellers, and the inventor of all the arts. The Irish god Lug bore the epithet samildánach (skilled in all arts), which has led to the identification of Caesar's Mercury as Lugus. Juliette Wood interprets his name as deriving from Proto-Celtic *lugios, oath, which would support this identification od Mercury as a god of contracts.
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See also:Lugus, Lugus - Gaulish Mercury, Lugus - Iconography, Lugus - Triplism, Lugus - Sacred Sites, Lugus - Continuity in later Celtic narratives, Lugus - Foreign Parallels, Lugus - Etymology, Lugus - Survival of the name in toponyms, Lugus - Bibliography Read more here: » Lugus: Encyclopedia II - Lugus - Gaulish Mercury |
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| | | | Lugus - Etymology: Encyclopedia II - Lugus - Survival of the name in toponyms His name was commemorated in numerous place-names, such as Lugdunum (Celtic *Lugdunon or *Lugudunon, "fort of Lugus"; modern Lyon, France), capital of the Roman province of Gallia Lugdunensis. Other such place-names include Lucus Augusti in the Galician area of Spain (modern Lugo, Spain), Lugdunum Clavatum (modern Laon, France) and Luguvallium (modern Carlisle, England).
Other places which are likely named after him include:
Loudun and Montluçon in France; Loudon ...
See also:Lugus, Lugus - Gaulish Mercury, Lugus - Iconography, Lugus - Triplism, Lugus - Sacred Sites, Lugus - Continuity in later Celtic narratives, Lugus - Foreign Parallels, Lugus - Etymology, Lugus - Survival of the name in toponyms, Lugus - Bibliography Read more here: » Lugus: Encyclopedia II - Lugus - Survival of the name in toponyms |
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