god
Mercurius
Mercury
The chief god of the Germans by Roman interpretation (a Wodan/Odin figure), to whom on fixed days they offered even human victims.
Reading notes
- The Annals §13.57 Mercury
Mercury (here equated with a German god), to whom the doomed enemy were consecrated.
- The Germania §9 Mercury
The chief German god by Roman interpretation (a Wodan/Odin figure), honoured on fixed days with human victims.