Also called Mars Cocidius, Silvanus Cocidius.
Their story
Cocidius was a god of the western end of Hadrian's Wall and the land to the north, joined with Mars as a warrior and with Silvanus as a woodland hunter. Silver plaques showing him with spear and shield were found at Bewcastle, which the Romans may have called Fanum Cocidi, the shrine of Cocidius. Soldiers left many altars to him along the Wall.
Best times to give to them
- Calan Gaeaf
- when walking the Wall
What they like being given
- bread
- a walk along Hadrian's Wall with thanks
- red cloth
How to honour them
- Walk the country of Hadrian's Wall and greet the old gods of the place.
- Ask him for protection on long walks.
How they can help you
- protection
- hunting and wild places
- the borders
Symbols
- the spear and shield
- the stag
- Bewcastle
He is known only from inscriptions.
Sources
- RIB (Bewcastle and Hadrian's Wall)
- Green, Dictionary of Celtic Myth and Legend
More Celtic gods
- The Dagda The good god, father of all
- Lugh Master of all the arts
- Cernunnos The antlered one of the wild
- Manannán mac Lir Lord of the sea and the Otherworld
- Aengus The young god of love
- Nuada The king with the silver hand
- Dian Cécht Physician of the Tuatha Dé Danann
- Goibniu Smith of the gods and brewer of the feast