Cissonius

After Visucius, Cissonius was the most common name of the Gaulish/Celtic Mercury; around seventeen inscriptions dedicated to him extend from France and Southern Germany into Switzerland.

[1] The name has been interpreted as meaning 'carriage-driver' (from cissum 'carriage'),[2] or 'dream-bringer' (from cit- attached to souno- 'sleep, dream').

[4] He was probably a god of trade and protector of travellers, since Mercury exercised similar functions in the Roman pantheon.

In one inscription from Promontogno in Switzerland, Cissonus is identified with Matutinus.

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Relief of Mercury Cissonius from the Palatinate .
Map showing the distribution of inscriptions to Cissonius.
The Celtic god Cernunnos on the Gundestrup cauldron
The Celtic god Esus felling a tree on the Pillar of the Boatmen