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Taranis, also known as Taranus, is the Celtic god of thunder. He is often portrayed as a bearded man with a wheel. The Romans he was syncretised with their thunder-god Jupiter.

Origin[]

Taranis presumably have his origin in the Proto-Indo-European god Perkwunos.

Roman Sources[]

In Roman sources, say that the celts maked human sacrifice in his honor through a giant wood man, but don´t exist evidences of human sacrifice in celtics lands.

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