Mullo (god)

Stone dedicated to Mars Mullo (Rennes, Musée de Bretagne).

Mullo is a Celtic god. He is known from inscriptions and is associated with the god Mars in the form of Mars Mullo.

The cult of the god was popular in northern and north-western Gaul, particular in Brittany and Normandy. The word Mullo may denote an association with horses or mules (it is the Latin word for "mule").

Mars Mullo had a circular temple at Craon in the Mayenne, situated on a hillock commanding a confluence of two rivers. An inscription at Nantes reflects the presence of a shrine there. An important cult centre must have existed at Rennes, the tribal capital of the Redones: here inscriptions refer to the onetime presence of statues and to the existence of an official public cult. Town magistrates were instrumental in setting up urban sanctuaries to Mullo in the 2nd Century AD. At Allonnes, Sarthe a shrine was set up to Mars Mullo as a healer of afflictions of the eye. His importance is suggested by his link with Augustus on a dedicatory inscription. Pilgrims visited the shrine offered numerous coins to the god, along with votive images of the afflicted parts of their bodies, the eye problems clearly manifest.

References

Michael Jordan, Encyclopedia of Gods, Kyle Cathie Limited, 2002
Miranda J.Green, Dictionary of Celtic Myth and Legend, Thames and Hudson Limited, 1997

Celtic mythology series

Ancient deities of Gaul, Britain and Gallaecia by region

Supra-regional	Alaunus Alisanos Andarta Anextiomarus Artio Aveta Belenus Belisama Borvo Brigantia Camulus Cernunnos Cicolluis Cissonius Condatis Damona Dis Pater Epona Erecura Esus Genii Cucullati Grannus Ialonus Contrebis Lenus Litavis Loucetios Lugus Maponos Matres Matrona Mogons Nantosuelta Ogmios Rosmerta Segomo Sirona Sucellus Suleviae Taranis Toutatis Virotutis Visucius

Britannia	Abandinus Alaisiagae Ancasta Andraste Belatucadros Britannia Cocidius Coventina Iouga Latis Nodens Ricagambeda Satiada Senuna Sulis Vinotonus Verbeia Veteris

Gallia Aquitania	Abellio Fagus

Gallia Belgica	Abnoba Ancamna Arduinna Arvernus Icovellauna Inciona Intarabus Iovantucarus Ritona Veraudunus Vindonnus Vosegus Xulsigiae

Gallia Celtica	Anvallus Atepomarus Bricta Icaunis Luxovius Nemetona Moritasgus Mullo Naria Robor Sequana Souconna Smertrios Telo

Gallia Cisalpina	Ambisagrus

Gallia Narbonensis	Artaius Buxenus Cathubodua Lero et Lerina Nemausus Rudianos

Germania Inferior	Matronae Aufaniae Gebrinius Nehalennia

Gallaecia	Bandua Endovelicus Nabia Reue

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