or '''Teutates''' is a [[Celtic polytheism|Celtic god]] who was worshipped primarily in ancient [[Gaul]] and [[Roman Britain|Britain]].<ref name="Koch">{{cite book |last=Koch |first=John |author-link=John T. Koch |title=Celtic Culture: A Historical Encyclopedia |date=2006 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |page=1665 |quote=Teutates (also Toutatis, Tūtuates, Tūtatus, Toutorix), Taranis, and Esus form Lucan's trinity of <u>Gaulish gods</u> (Pharsalia 1.444–6) to which <u>Gauls</u> near Massalia sacrificed their prisoners of war. The name Teutates occurs alone or as a secondary theonym in combination with Mars, Apollo (see Belenos), and Mercurius in texts and inscriptions, including sites now in Austria, England, France, Germany, and Italy...}}</ref> His name means "god of the tribe",<ref name="Cunliffe"/> and he has been widely interpreted as a tribal protector.<ref name="Aldhouse"/><ref name="Duval">Paul-Marie Duval (1993). ''Les dieux de la Gaule.'' Éditions Payot, Paris. {{ISBN|2-228-88621-1}}</ref> According to Roman writer [[Lucan]], the Gauls offered [[human sacrifice]]s to him.<ref name="Maier"/>
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