Ambisagrus

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In Celtic mythology, Ambisagrus was a Gaulish god of thunder and lightning.

[edit] Etymology & Fundamental Nature

The reconstructed lexis of the Proto-Celtic language as collated by the University of Wales [1] suggests that the name is likely to be ultimately derived from the Proto-Celtic *Ambi-sagros. This Proto-Celtic word connotes the semantics of 'encircling strength.’ This apparent semantic connotation has led Dr. John Koch at the University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies to suggest that this personality may well be an epithet for Taranis, with allusion to the apparent tendency of thunder near an observer to seem all-surrounding.

[edit] Bibliography

Ellis, Peter Berresford, Dictionary of Celtic Mythology(Oxford Paperback Reference), Oxford University Press, (1994): ISBN 0-19-508961-8
Wood, Juliette, The Celts: Life, Myth, and Art, Thorsons Publishers (2002): ISBN 0-00-764059-5