Moccus

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Moccus is a Celtic god who was equated with Mercury. He may have been associated with hunting. "Moccus" is a Gaulish word for "pig" or "hog", and Mercury Moccus may have been the protector of boar hunters among the tribe of the Lingones, where he was invoked at the tribal centre, Langres.

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Dictionary of Celtic Myth and Legend. Miranda Green. Thames and Hudson Ltd. London. 1997