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TARANIS
GENDER:
Masculine
USAGE:
Celtic Mythology
Meaning & History
Derived from Celtic
taran
meaning "thunder",
cognate
with
Þórr
(see
THOR
). This was the name of the Gaulish thunder god, who was often identified with the Roman god
Jupiter
.
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