Cissonius
Cissonius (also Cisonius, Cesonius) was an ancient Gaulish/Celtic god. After Visucius, Cissonius was the most common name of the Gaulish/Celtic Mercury; around seventeen inscriptions dedicated to him extend from France and Southern Germany into Switzerland.
Cissonius was represented either as a bearded, helmeted man riding a ram and carrying a wine cup, or else as a young man with winged helmet and herald's staff accompanied by a rooster and goat.
The name has been interpreted as meaning "courageous", "remote" or else "carriage-driver". He was probably a god of trade and protector of travellers, since Mercury exercised similar functions in the Roman pantheon.
In one inscription from Promontogno in Switzerland, Cissonus is identified with Matutinus.
The place-name Niederzissen in the Kreis Ahrweiler may be derived from the name of Cissonius.
A goddess Cissonia is also recorded.
References
Podcasts:
-
by Seasons
-
by Seasons
-
by Seasons
-
by Seasons
-
by Seasons
-
by Seasons
-
by Seasons
-
by Seasons
-
by Seasons
-
by Cicinas
Above The Water
by: Seasonsthe wind will carry my words
and they will run by the dozens to heed my call
I dress this voice with purpose
because it means so much to me
five years pass and here's my chance
so if you're falling under
keep your head above the water
sooner or later you will find
things will get so much better
why does this happen to me
my feelings you will not see
I keep them hidden deep inside of me
I fuckin hate this side of me
what did you help me create
I will never be the same again