Ogmios was a Gaulish deity, usually depicted as a bald old man with a bow and club who leads an apparently happy band of men with chains attached to their ears and tongues. This is thought by some scholars to be a metaphor for eloquence, possibly related to bardic practices. The Roman writer Lucian equated him with Hercules. Gaulish is name given to the now-extinct Celtic language that was spoken in Gaul before the Romans, the Franks and the British Celts invaded. ... Roman or Romans has several meanings, primarily related to the Roman citizens, but also applicable to typography, math, and a commune. ... Lucian Lucian of Samosata (greek Λουκιανὸς Σαμοσατεύς, latin Lucianus; c. ... Hercules and Cacus, by Baccio Bandinelli, 1525 - 1534. ...

He is likely related to the Irish god Ogma, and is one of the closest Gaulish parallels to Ogma's brother, the Dagda. In Irish mythology, Ogma, orator and champion of the Tuatha Dé Danann, was a god of scholars, education, writing and eloquence. ... The Dagda is an important god of Irish mythology. ...

Etymology of the Name

Entries in the University of Wales' reconstructed Proto-Celtic lexicon (http://www.wales.ac.uk/documents/external/cawcs/pcl-moe.pdf ) suggest that the name is likely to be ultimately derived from the Proto-Celtic *Ogmjos , a word related to the word for ‘furrow’ and having the semantic connotations of ‘The Imprinting One, The Impressive One.’ He may therefore personify impressive character, be it of a plough impressing on the soil, or the impressive quality of eloquent language or skill. This would explain his syncretism with Hercules, another impressive character.