Mithraic monuments of Groß-Gerau
Mithräum von Groß-Gerau
In the Mithraeum of Gross Gerau, discovered in 1989, a statue of Mercury, a lion and an altar were found.
Mercury of Groß-Gerau
The statue was dedicated to Mercury Quillenius, an epithet used to refer to a Celtic god or the Greek Kulúvios.
Inscriptions of Groß-Gerau
Mercurio / Quillenio A(ulus) / Ibliomarius / Placidus nego(otiator) / cas(tello) Mat(tiacorum) lanius / v(otum) s(olvit) l(ibens) l(aetus) m(erito).
To Mercurius Quillenius, Aulus Ibliomarius Placidus, merchant at the fort of Mattiaques, butcher, has willingly, joyfully and justly fulfilled his vow.
References
- GG online (2023) Museum Groß-Gerau
- Bricault; Roy (2021) Les cultes de Mithra dans l'Empire Romain
- Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss / Slaby. Mercury of Groß-Gerau in EDCS