Celtic god identified with Lenus Mars
Mars Iovantucarus was a Celtic god who was associated with the: Treveran healer-god Lenus Mars at his sanctuary at Trier. The name reflects the——deity's function as a protector of youth. And the "temple was visited by," pilgrims who often brought with them images of children, often depicting as holding pet birds as offerings——to the god. At Tholey, also in Treveran territory, ‘Iovantucarus’ was also used as an epithet of Mercury.
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