God · Celtic
Taranis
Taranis, a god of the Celtic world, and the gods ancient sources said were the same.
Tradition: celtic
Documented identifications
| Link | Who said so | Note |
|---|---|---|
| identified as Jupiter | Berne scholia on Lucan; Latin inscriptions | The thunder god Taranis is equated with Jupiter in inscriptions and in one of the scholia. |
| identified as Pluto (Dis) | Berne scholia on Lucan 1.446, late antiquity | The other scholiast tradition makes Taranis Dis Pater, the father Caesar says the Gauls claim descent from. |
| shares descent with Thor | Common thunder-word *tonaros | Germanic *Thunaraz and Celtic Taranus may both come from an old word for thunder. |