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{{short description|Celtic god}}
'''Latobius''' was a sky and mountain [[Celtic polytheism|Celtic god]] worshipped by the people of [[Noricum]] (modern [[Austria]] and [[Slovenia]]). During ancient Roman times he was equated with aspects of [[Jupiter (mythology)|Jupiter]] and [[Mars (mythology)|Mars]]. Votive inscriptions for ''Mars Latobius''<ref>Duval, Paul-Marie. "Chronique gallo-romaine". In: ''Revue des Études Anciennes''. Tome 69, 1967, n°3-4. p. 345. www.persee.fr/doc/rea_0035-2004_1967_num_69_3_3798</ref> are typically found on mountain tops (e.g., on the highest peak of the [[Koralpe]] mountain range, between the [[Lavant Valley|Lavant]] and [[Mur River|Mur]] valleys) and on passes in former Noricum.
==Etymology==
[[Xavier Delamarre]] proposed to derive the [[theonym]] ''Latobios'' from an earlier *''Lātu-biyo''- ('Furious Striker'), composed of the root ''lāto-'' ('furor, ardour'; cf. [[Old Irish|OIr.]] ''láth'', [[Welsh language|Welsh]] ''lawd'') attached to *''biyo''- ('strike'; cf. OIr. ''fu-bae'' 'harming').{{sfn|Delamarre|2015|p=133}}
== References ==
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*{{Cite journal|last=Delamarre|first=Xavier|date=2015|title=Affranchis, chevaux sauvages, libérateurs et mercenaires : le mot gaulois pour «libre»|journal=Études celtiques|volume=41|issue=1|pages=129–144|doi=10.3406/ecelt.2015.2454|author-link=Xavier Delamarre}}
* Dictionary of Celtic Myth and Legend. Miranda Green. Thames and Hudson Ltd. London. 1997
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