Lugus

Summary

Lugus is a Celtic deity^[1]. He draws 275 Wikipedia views per month (celtic_deity category, ranking #10 of 71).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lugus is recorded as male^[3].
• Lugus's instance of is recorded as Celtic deity^[4].
• Lugus's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 305248284^[5].
• Lugus's GND ID is recorded as 1041846630^[6].
• Lugus's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 13513605r^[7].
• Lugus's Commons category is recorded as Lugus^[8].
• Lugus's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[9].
• Lugus's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Lugus^[10].
• Lugus's different from is recorded as Lugal^[11].
• Lugus's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/1213j69p^[12].
• Lugus's IxTheo authority ID is recorded as 767857534^[13].
• Lugus's Trismegistos god ID is recorded as 2320^[14].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Lugus include Lugdunum^[15], a Roman city^[16], in Gaul^[17], founded in -0043^[18] and Lugii^[19], a nomadic confederacy^[20].

Why It Matters

Lugus draws 275 Wikipedia views per month (celtic_deity category, ranking #10 of 71).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]

Entities named for him include Lugdunum^[15], a Roman city^[16], in Gaul^[17], founded in -0043^[18] and Lugii^[19], a nomadic confederacy^[20].