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In Celtic mythology Taranis was a god of thunder worshipped in Gaul and Britain and mentioned, along with Esus and Toutatis, by the Roman poet Lucan in his epic poem Pharsalia. He was associated with the wheel and may have received human sacrifices. He is likely connected with the Anglo-Saxon god Thunor, the Norse Thor, and the Irish Tuireann.


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Taranis - Revision 2 (888 words)
Taranis, the thunder-god, was appeased by fire; the victims of Esus (the 'Lord') were stabbed and hanged from a tree until they bled to death; and those assigned to Teutates were drowned.
The association of Taranis with Fire is clear from the above figure and Caesar's words., the fire of the skies, the Sun, and the fire of the air, lightening and its voice thunder, giving the God his name, Taranis.
If he is correct, than Taranis was among the highest deities of the Celts as the solar wheel is one of the most prevelent symbol on Celtic artifacts.
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