An difríocht idir athruithe ar: "Déithe Ceilteacha"

Is é ''locus classicus'' do dhéithe na gCeilteach san [[an Ghaill|Ghaill]] ná an sliocht in ''[[Commentarii de Bello Gallico]]'' (52–51 BC) le [[JuliusIúil Caesar]], ina a thuganndhéanann sé trácht ar seisear acu, i dteannta lena gcuid feidhmeanna. Deir sé gurbh é [[Mearcair|Mercury (dia)]] an dia is tábhachtaí, cumadóir na n-ealaíon, patrún taistealaithe, ceannaithe agus tráchtála. D'adhrtaí na Gallaigh ansin [[Apalló (dia)]], dia an leighis; [[Mars (dia)]], dia an chogaidh; [[Iúpatar]], dia na bhflaitheas; agus [[MinervaMinéirve]], bandia lámhcheirdeanna. Deir sé fosta gur mheas na Gallaigh fúthu é [[Dis Pater]] a sinsear.<ref>[[Julius Caesar]], ''[[Commentarii de Bello Gallico]]'' [https://archive.today/20120714093800/http://perseus.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/cgi-bin/ptext?lookup=Caes.+Gal.+6.17 6:17-18]</ref>

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'' In all, several hundred names containing a Celtic element are attested in Gaul. The majority occur only once, which has led some scholars to conclude that the Celtic gods and their cults were local and tribal rather than national. Supporters of this view cite [[Lucan (poet)|Lucan]]'s mention of a god called [[Teutates]], which they interpret as "god of the tribe" (it is thought that ''teuta-'' meant "tribe" in Celtic).<ref name="Duval">Paul-Marie Duval, ''Les dieux de la Gaule'', Éditions Payot, Paris, 1993. {{ISBN|2-228-88621-1}}</ref> The multiplicity of deity names may also be explained otherwise – many, for example, may be simply epithets applied to major deities by widely extended cults.