Mercurius Cimbrianus

Mercurius Cimbrianus or Cimbrius is a Germanic god mentioned in seven Roman dedicatory inscriptions.

Three inscriptions were found in a Roman cult complex on the Heiligenberg, near present-day Heidelberg, which was used until late Antiquity.

[1] Two finds from the vicinity of Miltenberg[2] and two inscriptions from near Mogontiacum (present-day Mainz[3]) make up the remainder of the documentation on this god.

The name ‘Cimbrianus’ is derived from that of the Germanic tribe[4] of Cimbri, whose homeland is placed in the Jutland peninsula by ancient sources such as Strabo and Tacitus,[5] and who began migrating southward in the late 2nd century BCE.

Also near Miltenberg, another inscription mentions the presence of Teutons,[7] who were associated with the Cimbri in their great 2nd-century BCE migration.