Turiacus
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Turiacus was a Celtic god
of power in Lusitanian mythology
, in the cultural area of Gallaecia
and Lusitania
(in the territory of modern Galicia (Spain
) and Portugal
). Turiacus seems to have been particularly worshiped by the Grovii
, a people of Gallaecia.
God
God is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions who is either the sole deity in monotheism, or a single deity in polytheism....
of power in Lusitanian mythology
Lusitanian mythology
Lusitanian mythology is the mythology of the Lusitanians, the Indo-European people of western Iberia, in the territory comprising most of modern Portugal, Extremadura and a small part of Salamanca....
, in the cultural area of Gallaecia
Gallaecia
Gallaecia or Callaecia, also known as Hispania Gallaecia, was the name of a Roman province and an early Mediaeval kingdom that comprised a territory in the north-west of Hispania...
and Lusitania
Lusitania
Lusitania or Hispania Lusitania was an ancient Roman province including approximately all of modern Portugal south of the Douro river and part of modern Spain . It was named after the Lusitani or Lusitanian people...
(in the territory of modern Galicia (Spain
Spain
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) and Portugal
Portugal
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). Turiacus seems to have been particularly worshiped by the Grovii
Grovii
The Grovii were an ancient Celtic tribe of Gallaecia, living in the north of modern Portugal, in the province of Minho, around the Minho river, and spreading into modern day Galicia . One of their main gods was Turiacus.-External links:*...
, a people of Gallaecia.