Esus

Not to be confused with Asus. For other uses, see Esus (disambiguation).
Image of Esus on the Gallo-Roman Pillar of the Boatmen, first century CE

Esus,[1] Esos,[2] Hesus,[3] or Aisus[4][5] was a Celtic god who was worshipped primarily in ancient Gaul and Britain. He is known from two monumental statues and a line in Lucan's Bellum civile.

  1. ^ CIL XIII, 03026
  2. ^ Jarus, Owen (2023-10-28). "Rare 2,100-year-old gold coin bears name of obscure ruler from pre-Roman Britain". Live Science. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference phars was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference marcel was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Fleuriot, Léon (1974). "Sur quelques textes gaulois". Études Celtiques (in French). 14 (1): 59–60. doi:10.3406/ecelt.1974.1519. Le nom de ce dieu est connu sous des formes assez diverses ... Relevons ici les variantes Esus, Aesus, Aisus, Haesus ... [The god's name is known in many forms ... We list here the variations Esus, Aesus, Aisus, Haesus ...]