Smertrios

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Relief of Smertrius from the Pillar of the Boatmen, Paris.
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Relief of Smertrius from the Pillar of the Boatmen, Paris.

In Gallo-Roman religion, Smertios or Smertrius was a god of war worshipped in Gaul and Noricum.[1] In Roman times he was equated with Mars and Hercules. His name contains the same root as that of the goddess Rosmerta. Smertulitanus may be a variant name for the same god.

In art, he was depicted as a bearded man with a club, often about to kill a snake.

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  1. ^ Nicole Jufer & Thierry Luginbühl. 2001. Les dieux gaulois : répertoire des noms de divinités celtiques connus par l'épigraphie, les textes antiques et la toponymie. Editions Errance, Paris.
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