Excingiorigiatis/Mercury Excingiorigiatis

Gaulish deity

*Excingio- "stride/step/move"
-rigi- > rix "king"
-atis "protector"?

"The King Who Protects Through Striding"? A Gaulish deity, identified with Mercury, who usually held to be the chief of the Gaulish gods according to Caesar. This particular deity is one of the "king" deities (Mercury Arvenorix, etc.); likely a god of the tribe.

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