entity_id,canonical_name,greek_name,tradition,entity_type,category,primary_domains,tags,cult_scope,primary_period,evidence_confidence,review_status,inclusion_basis,earth_association_score,chthonic_flag,serpent_flag,short_note,entity_class
ENT_CEL_ABNOBA,Abnoba,,Celtic/Gaulish,Goddess,Forest/hunt goddess,the Black Forest; rivers; the hunt,,regional,,B,candidate_verified_name,CIL; Tacitus; interpretatio Diana,4,0,0,"Goddess of the Black Forest, its rivers and the hunt, equated with Diana (Diana Abnoba).",deity
ENT_CEL_ARDUINNA,Arduinna,,Celtic/Gaulish,Goddess,Forest/hunt goddess,the Ardennes forest; the boar-hunt,,regional,,B,candidate_verified_name,CIL; interpretatio Diana,4,0,0,"Goddess of the Ardennes forest and the boar-hunt, equated with Diana.",deity
ENT_CEL_ARTIO,Artio,,Celtic/Gaulish,Goddess,Bear goddess,bears; wildlife; abundance,,regional,,B,candidate_verified_name,CIL (Deae Artioni),4,0,0,"Bear-goddess of wildlife and abundance (the Muri bronze, near Bern).",deity
ENT_CEL_BELENUS,Belenus,,Celtic/Gaulish,God,Healing/solar god,healing; springs; light,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,CIL inscriptions; interpretatio Apollo,2,0,0,"A widely-worshipped healing god of Gaul, N. Italy and Noricum, equated with Apollo (~51 inscriptions). The traditional ""shining/solar"" reading of the name is now doubted (Delamarre: *bʰel- = ""white/pale"", not ""shining""); his attested character is healing (Apollo-the-healer), with a possible henbane (belenuntia) connection rather than a sun-cult.",deity
ENT_CEL_BELISAMA,Belisama,,Celtic/Gaulish,Goddess,Crafts/river goddess,crafts; rivers; light,,regional,,B,candidate_verified_name,CIL (Minervae Belisamae),2,0,0,"Goddess of crafts, light and rivers, equated with Minerva (Saint-Lizier inscription).",deity
ENT_CEL_BORVO,Borvo,,Celtic/Gaulish,God,Healing god,boiling/healing springs,,regional,,B,candidate_verified_name,CIL; interpretatio Apollo,2,0,0,"God of bubbling healing springs (""the boiling one""; Bourbonne-les-Bains), equated with Apollo; consort of Damona.",deity
ENT_CEL_CAMULOS,Camulos,,Celtic/Gaulish,War god,War god,war,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,RIB; CIL; interpretatio Mars,1,0,0,"A war-god of the Belgae and Britons (eponym of Camulodunum/Colchester), equated with Mars.",deity
ENT_CEL_CATHUBODUA,Cathubodua,,Celtic/Gaulish,War goddess,Battle-crow goddess,war; the battle-crow,,local,,C,candidate_verified_name,CIL XII 2571,1,0,0,"A battle-crow goddess of the Allobroges, linguistic cognate of Irish Badb; known from a single damaged (and contested) inscription, CIL XII 2571 (Mieussy) — a hapax, not a securely attested cult.",deity
ENT_CEL_CERNUNNOS,Cernunnos,,Celtic/Gaulish,Horned god,Animal Deity,horns; animals; wild nature; wealth; liminality,,Gaulish,,A,candidate_verified_name,Celtic core deity,5,0,0,"Horned god associated with animals, wild nature, and possible prosperity symbolism.",deity
ENT_CEL_DAMONA,Damona,,Celtic/Gaulish,Goddess,Healing goddess,"healing; fertility (the ""divine cow"")",,regional,,B,candidate_verified_name,CIL inscriptions,3,0,0,"Healing and fertility goddess (""divine cow""), consort of Borvo and of Apollo Moritasgus.",deity
ENT_CEL_ESUS,Esus,,Celtic/Gaulish,God,Craft Figure,trees; sacrifice; labor; uncertain domain,,Gaulish,,B,needs_review,Celtic deity,4,0,0,"Gaulish deity of uncertain function, one of Lucan's three (with Taranis and Teutates); known for the tree-felling iconography with the bull Tarvos Trigaranus (Paris Pillar of the Boatmen). The Bern scholia equate him variously with Mars OR Mercury — the interpretatio is disputed. ""Esus"" may be a title (""Lord/Master"").",deity
ENT_CEL_GRANNUS,Grannus,,Celtic/Gaulish,God,Healing god,healing; thermal springs,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,CIL; Cassius Dio; interpretatio Apollo,2,0,0,"God of healing thermal springs (eponym of Aachen, Aquae Granni), equated with Apollo; consort of Sirona.",deity
ENT_CEL_LENUS,Lenus,,Celtic/Gaulish,God,Healing/war god,healing; tribal protection,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,RIB 309; CIL; interpretatio Mars,2,0,0,"A Treveran healing and tribal war-god (Mars Lenus), worshipped at Trier and at Caerwent in Britain; consort of Ancamna.",deity
ENT_CEL_LITAVIS,Litavis,,Celtic/Gaulish,Goddess,Earth goddess,the broad earth,,regional,,B,candidate_verified_name,CIL inscriptions,4,1,0,"An earth-goddess (""the Broad One""; cf. Welsh Llydaw), paired with Mars Cicolluis.",deity
ENT_CEL_LUGUS,Lugus,,Celtic/Gaulish,God,High Deity,craftsmanship; trade; eloquence; solar; war; ravens; pan-Celtic sovereignty,,,,C,,,,,,"Pan-Celtic many-skilled deity, attested chiefly as a theophoric/place-name element (Lugoves dedications; Lugdunum). Conventionally identified with the ""Mercury"" Caesar names as the chief Gaulish god — but Caesar names no Celtic gods, so this equation is a scholarly reconstruction. Cognate with Irish Lugh and Welsh Lleu.",deity
ENT_CEL_MAPONOS,Maponos,,Celtic/Gaulish,God,Healing Deity,divine youth; healing waters; music; hunting; solar; Apollo-equivalent,,,,C,,,,,,"Divine youth (""the Great/Divine Son""), equated with Apollo in Romano-British dedications (Corbridge, Hexham, Ribchester); cognate with Welsh Mabon ap Modron. A youth/hunting deity; the ""music"" association is inferred from the Apollo equation rather than directly attested.",deity
ENT_CEL_MATRES,Matres / Matrones,,Celtic/Gaulish,Goddess,Divine Collective,divine motherhood; fertility; protection; abundance; triple goddess form,,,,C,,,,,,"Triple Mother Goddesses; the most widely attested religious phenomenon in Celtic Gaul and Roman-period Britain and Germany: over 1,000 votive inscriptions. Always depicted as a triad of seated women, usually carrying infants, fruit, baskets of abundance, or loaves. Regional variants named by tribe or locality (Matres Aufaniae, Matres Nemetiales, Matres Domesticae). Represent fertility, protection, and communal well-being. Olmsted (1994) pp. 299-312; Duval (1976) pp. 55-60.",deity
ENT_CEL_NANTOSUELTA,Nantosuelta,,Celtic/Gaulish,Goddess,Household Deity,household; prosperity; fertility; land,,Gaulish,,A,candidate_verified_name,Celtic deity,5,0,0,"Gaulish goddess associated with household, land, or prosperity.",deity
ENT_CEL_NEMAUSUS,Nemausus,,Celtic/Gaulish,God,Tutelary spring god,the sacred spring of Nîmes,,local,,B,candidate_verified_name,CIL inscriptions,2,0,0,Tutelary god of Nîmes and its sacred spring; linked to the Matres Nemausicae.,deity
ENT_CEL_OGMIOS,Ogmios,,Celtic/Gaulish,God,God of eloquence,eloquence; the binding power of speech,,regional,,B,candidate_verified_name,"Lucian, Heracles",0,0,0,"God of eloquence and the binding force of speech, depicted as an aged Heracles leading men by chains from his tongue (Lucian); compared to Irish Ogma.",deity
ENT_CEL_RITONA,Ritona,,Celtic/Gaulish,Goddess,Goddess of fords,river-fords and crossings,,local,,B,candidate_verified_name,CIL inscriptions,2,0,0,Treveran goddess of fords and water-crossings.,deity
ENT_CEL_ROSMERTA,Rosmerta,,Celtic/Gaulish,Goddess,Fertility Deity,abundance; fertility; prosperity; sovereignty; consort of Lugus,,,,C,,,,,,"Gaulish goddess of fertility, abundance, and sovereignty; name means ""the Good Provider"" (Delamarre 2003, p. 268: *ro-smerta, from smerta ""providential""). Attested in about 20 Roman-period dedications from Gaul, Rhineland, and the Moselle region; frequently paired with Mercury (Trier, Metz, Wiesbaden), suggesting a Roman interpretatio of a local sovereignty couple. Depicted with a wooden tub (bucket of abundance) and sometimes a patera; she is the pre-Roman sovereignty figure onto whom Roman Mercury was mapped.",deity
ENT_CEL_SEQUANA,Sequana,,Celtic/Gaulish,Goddess,River goddess,the source of the Seine; healing,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,CIL inscriptions,3,0,0,"Goddess of the source of the Seine, to whom over a thousand healing ex-votos were dedicated at Fontes Sequanae.",deity
ENT_CEL_SIRONA,Sirona,,Celtic/Gaulish,Goddess,Healing goddess,healing springs; fertility,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,CIL inscriptions,2,0,0,"Healing thermal-spring goddess (snake, eggs, grain), consort of Apollo Grannus.",deity
ENT_CEL_SMERTRIOS,Smertrios,,Celtic/Gaulish,God,Warrior god,war; provision; the serpent-slayer,,regional,,B,candidate_verified_name,CIL XIII 3026 (Pillar of the Boatmen),1,1,0,"A warrior and serpent-slaying god (""the provider""; cf. Rosmerta), on the Paris Pillar of the Boatmen; consort of Ancamna.",deity
ENT_CEL_SUCELLUS,Sucellus,,Celtic/Gaulish,Hammer god,Craft Deity,hammer; abundance; protection; agriculture,,Gaulish,,A,candidate_verified_name,Celtic deity,4,0,0,Gaulish hammer god associated with abundance and protection.,deity
ENT_CEL_TARANIS,Taranis,,Celtic/Gaulish,Thunder god,Storm Deity,thunder; wheel; sky; storm,,Gaulish,,A,candidate_verified_name,Celtic core deity,1,0,0,Gaulish thunder god.,deity
ENT_CEL_TEUTATES,Teutates,,Celtic/Gaulish,Tribal god,Civic Deity,tribe; people; protection; war,,Gaulish,,B,needs_review,Celtic deity,2,0,0,"Gaulish tribal/protective god (""Toutatis"" = ""god of the tribe/people""); one of Lucan's three. The Bern scholia equate him variously with Mercury OR Mars — the interpretatio is disputed.",deity
ENT_CEL_UCUETIS,Ucuetis,,Celtic/Gaulish,God,Smith god,smithcraft; metalwork,,local,,B,candidate_verified_name,CIL XIII 2880 (Alesia),2,0,0,"A smith-god of Alesia, worshipped with the prosperity-goddess Bergusia.",deity
ENT_CEL_VOSEGUS,Vosegus,,Celtic/Gaulish,God,Mountain/hunt god,the Vosges; forest and hunt,,local,,C,candidate_verified_name,CIL inscriptions,4,0,0,"God personifying the Vosges mountains, the forest and the hunt (the Donon temple).",deity