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Gaulish Dis Pater

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... that a Celtic god described by Caesar has been variously identified with a thunder god, a mallet god, a stag god, and a god with no name?

Source: Hofeneder, Andreas (2005). Die Religion der Kelten in den antiken literarischen Zeugnissen. Vol. 1. Wien: Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. p. 210.

Hofeneder, Andreas (2008). Die Religion der Kelten in den antiken literarischen Zeugnissen. Vol. 2. Wien: Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. p. 218.

- ALT1: ... that Caesar's report that the Gauls regarded an underworld god as their ancestor was a "Copernican discovery" in ethnography? Source: Bickerman, Elias J. (1952). "Origines Gentium". Classical Philology. 47 (2): 76. JSTOR 267375.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/2023 Aston by-election

Created by Tenpop421 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 8 past nominations.

Tenpop421 (talk) 15:58, 7 February 2025 (UTC).

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General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Found this article very intriguing. A combination of early antiquity era anthropology, and the cross-section of Celtic, Gaulish, and Roman mythology. Given its ties to Julius Caesar's writings. I'd say this is good to go and the sources check out NeverBeGameOver (talk) 16:25, 8 February 2025 (UTC)

Thank you for you kind words NeverBeGameOver! Tenpop421 (talk) 16:31, 8 February 2025 (UTC)