Monumentum
Mercury of Groß-Gerau
The statue was dedicated to Mercury Quillenius, an epithet used to refer to a Celtic god or the Greek Kulúvios.
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The New Mithraeum
20 Sep 2023
Updated on May 2026
TNMM 618
In a mithreum excavated in 1989 at Gross Gerau in the province of Germania Superior, a statue of Mercury still stood in the speleum. The god is seated on a high-backed throne, wearing a winged helmet on his head and holding the caduceus in his left hand. A ram lies at his feet and a full purse can be seen on his right knee. The inscription is engraved on the base of the statue. It is dedicated to Mercury Quillenius, an epithet that could be either a Celtic divine name or the Greek Kulúvios, an epithet of Hermes known to Ampelius (Liber memorialis 9, 5).
Main inscription
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
- Bricault; Roy (2021) Les cultes de Mithra dans l'Empire Romain.
