OGMIOS


Meaning of OGMIOS in English

[Celtic] The Celtic patron god of scholars and personification of eloquence and persuasiveness. It is he who invented the runic language of the Druids. Ogmius escorts souls on their journey to the after-live. He is represented as an old man, with a bald head, and dressed in a lion skin. His attributes are a bow and stick. He was worshipped in Gaul (Celtic France). His Irish counterpart is Ogma.

Encyclopedia Mythica English dictionary.      Английский энциклопедический словарь греческой мифологии.