A god of the Gaulish tribe the Treveri, who lived in the lower Moselle valley in the Ardennes, covering parts of Luxembourg, Belgium and Germany. He is a protector of youth, and is equated to the healer god LENUS, with a sanctuary at Trier. The temple was visited by pilgrims who brought images of children, often depicted as holding pet birds as offering to the god. Iovantucarus is equated with MERCURY at Thorley, also in Treveran territory
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