Smertrios
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In Gallo-Roman religion, Smertrios or Smertrius was a god worshipped in Gaul and Noricum. In Roman times he was equated with Mars. His name contains the same root as that of the goddess Rosmerta and m
Relief of Smertrius from the Pillar of the Boatmen, Paris.
Rosmerta
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Rosmerta was an ancient Celtic goddess worshipped in eastern Gaul and the Rhineland, generally understood as a goddess of abundance and prosperity. She is attested chiefly as the consort of the Roman
Smertrios
…Smertrius was a god worshipped in Gaul and Noricum. In Roman times he was equated with Mars . His name contains the same root as that of the goddess Rosmerta and may mean "The Purveyor" or "The Provider", a title rather than a true name. Smertulitanus may be a variant name for the same god. Smertrius is one…
Relief from Autun depicting Rosmerta and Mercury.
Relief of Mercury and Rosmerta from Eisenberg in present-day Rhineland-Palatinate.