Celtic Gods: The Gaulish God, Uxellus (He of the High Place, The High One)

Uxellus
A Gaulish God: He of the High Place, The High One

Uxellus is a Gaulish god known from two inscriptions found in France. He would seem to be a deity of the 'father of the tribe' type, equated with Roman Jupiter.



Synonyms:
Gaul: God of the High Place, The High One

Uxellus is a Gaulish god known from two inscriptions, both found in France. The first of these comes from Paris [CIL XII 1105] where the god is invoked as deo Uxello and the second comes from Hyè in the Var region where the god is invoked simply as Uxello.

As no image of this god have survived and we have none of his attributes we can only gain an insite into this deity from his name. This can be interpreted on the basis of the reconstructed proto-Celtic lexicon as being formed from the elements *ow(x)selo- (high,elevated) and the Latinized masculine ending -us. This Uxellus' name can be interpreted either as 'The High One' or 'He of the High Place'. Uxellus may also be related to the Gaulish deity Uxellinus who is equated with Jupiter.



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