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Groß-Gerau

Groß-Gerau is the district seat of the Groß-Gerau district, lying in the southern Frankfurt Rhein-Main Region in Hesse, Germany, and serving as a hub for the surrounding area.

Brothers active in Groß-Gerau

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 from Groß-Gerau

Mercury 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.

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