The plethora of “Mercury” icons in ancient Gaul is well-known, due to Caesar’s commentary.¹ None of the Gaulish idols he alluded to survived (perhaps having been crafted from perishable materials). But following Gaul’s absorption into the Roman Empire, the enthusiasm for depicting Mercury continue...

After posting my article about the long-standing problems with the “Easter / Ishtar” discourse, someone pointed me to Steff Scott’s book on the same subject, From Ishtar to Eostre: Reframing the Near Eastern Origins of an Anglo-Saxon Goddess (2022). I had heard of it before, but put off reading...

Every year brings another Easter, and every Easter brings yet another deluge of myths, memery, and general skullduggery about its “true origins.” While most may believe the far-fetched claims have been debunked by now, and that the facts are good and settled, unfortunately conventional wisdom has no...

in bratu dīanmani̯e etic ceisiwre for bringing this topic and resources to my attention.

While most scholarship of the God Cernunnos revolves around His attestation from the pilier des nautes, and His distinctive iconography, there are some lesser-known leads that are typically left out of discu...