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Cissonius (also ''Cisonius'', ''Cesonius'') was an ancient Gaulish/Celtic god. After Visucius, Cissonius was the most common name of the Gaulish/Celtic Mercury; around seventeen inscriptions dedicated to him extend from France and Southern Germany into Switzerland.〔Nicole Jufer & Thierry Luginbühl. 2001. ''Les dieux gaulois : répertoire des noms de divinités celtiques connus par l'épigraphie, les textes antiques et la toponymie.'' Editions Errance, Paris. pp.34-5〕 Cissonius was represented either as a bearded, helmeted man riding a ram and carrying a wine cup, or else as a young man with winged helmet and herald's staff accompanied by a rooster and goat. The name has been interpreted as meaning "courageous", "remote" or else "carriage-driver".〔J.-J. Hatt (1989), ''Mythes et dieux de la Gaules, I : les grandes divinités masculines'', Paris, p.217. Cited in William van Andringa (2002). ''La religion en Gaule romaine : Piété et politique (Ier-IIIe siècle apr. J.-C.'' Editions Errance, Paris. pp.135,155. Van Andringa thus summarizes Hatt's conclusions: ''"Cissonius dériverait du gaulois ''cissum'', voiture."'' ("Cissonius would be derived from the Gaulish ''cissum'', carriage.")〕 He was probably a god of trade and protector of travellers, since Mercury exercised similar functions in the Roman pantheon. In one inscription from Promontogno in Switzerland, Cissonus is identified with Matutinus.〔 The place-name Niederzissen in the ''Kreis'' Ahrweiler may be derived from the name of Cissonius. A goddess Cissonia is also recorded.〔Dictionary of Celtic Myth and Legend, Miranda J. Green, Thames and Hudson Ltd, 1997〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cissonius」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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