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Arvernus: a Gaulish god, also known as Arvernorix (Lord/King of the Alder Grove) (256 words) |
 | In the Puy-de-Dôme, France he is invoked at Orcine and at Mozac (where he is invoked along with the genius locus of the place. |
| The association of Arvernus with Mercury, the Roman god of trade and the transporter of messages is interesting. |
| The first syllable ar- existing in mayn words for 'high' (eg ardwo-) the name can be rendered as: 'Lord/King of the Alder Grove' (the rix ending for one Gaulish form of the name standing for 'king'). |
| Mercury: Information from Answers.com (1333 words) |
| Mercurius Arvernus, a combination of the Celtic Arvernus with Mercury. |
| Arvernus was worshiped in the Rhineland, possibly as a particular deity of the Arverni tribe, though no dedications to Mercurius Arvernus occur in their territory in the Auvergne region of central France. |
| Mercurius Cissonius, a combination of Mercury with the Celtic god Cissonius, who is written of in the area spanning from Cologne, Germany to Saintes, France. |
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