Also called Toutatis, Mars Toutatis.
Their story
Teutates, whose name means god of the tribe or people, is one of the three Gaulish gods named by Lucan. Inscriptions in Gaul and Britain join him with Mars, including a silver plaque from Barkway in Hertfordshire. Small silver rings marked TOT, found mainly in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, may also be connected to him.
Best times to give to them
- at community gatherings
- Lughnasadh
- Samhain
What they like being given
- food shared with neighbours
- volunteer time for your community
- bread and ale or juice
How to honour them
- Honour him by doing something useful for your street, village or group.
- Share a meal with neighbours or friends and toast your community.
How they can help you
- community spirit
- protecting those close to you
- belonging
Symbols
- the shield
- the TOT rings
- the gathered people
Later Roman commentators on Lucan disagree about which gods his three names meant, and their account of drowned sacrifices is not reliable.
Sources
- Lucan, Pharsalia I
- RIB 219 (Barkway)
- 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