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In
Gallo-Roman religion
,
Segomo
("victor, mighty one") was a war god worshipped in
Gaul
. In
Roman
times he was equated with
Mars
and
Hercules
. He may be related to
Cocidius
, a similar god worshipped in Britain.
[1]
The name of the legendary
High King of Ireland
Nia Segamain
, which translates as "sister's son or champion of Segamon",
[2]
may be related.
References
[
edit
]
- ^
James MacKillop,
Dictionary of Celtic Mythology
, Oxford University Press, 1998, p. 337
- ^
Dictionary of the Irish Language
Compact Edition, Royal Irish Academy, 1990, p. 478
