Visucius

Visucius, less often ( mistakenly? ) Visuclus, in Celtic mythology was a Gallic deity is equated by the interpretatio romana three times with Mercurius. As a companion is called on a single inscription recorded so far a goddess Visucia.

Mythology and Etymology

The name Visucius is obtained in a total of seven inscriptions. A found in Bordeaux, three were in the former tribal areas of Treverians and Mediomatrici in the Roman province of Gallia Belgica, and three more in the province of Germania superior.

A Agoncillo (Spain ) discovered ordination board for Visugius or in more recent reading Visuceus same deity could be dedicated.

The 1843 found in Koengen consecration stone of a Decurio P. Quartionius Secundinus dedicated Deo Marcurio Visucio et sanctae Visuciae. From standing on the stone inscription divine couple feet of God and left the Gewandsaum and the toe of the Goddess are preserved only on the right.

The name is derived from the inferred proto- Indo-European roots * WESU / * WISU -? ( "Good"), * ki- ( " this " ) is derived, and the Latin ending -us, that means " the good god ". Another version derives it from the root * Weiko (" Raven" ) or * witsu (" knowing " ) here, this would "The Raven God " or " the wise, knowing God " result.

Visucius was in Gaul alongside Cissonius most common epithet of Mercury.