Ocelus

Ocelus is a Celtic god worshipped in at several rural sites in Britain; his attributes may include the agricultural.

Ocelus was sometimes identified by the Romans with their god Mars by way of the interpretatio romana. At one site in Caerwent, England he is also linked to the gods Lenus and Vellaunus.

Myth
Unknown.

Cult
Ocelus received votive and dedicatory offerings from his worshippers; otherwise little is known of the specifics of his cult.

Etymology
Ocelus’ name may be derived from the Proto-Celtic *okita or “to plow.”

Region
Ocelus was worshipped in a handful of sites in Britain, primarily in what is now Wales.

Literary evidence
Unknown.

Archaeological evidence
Caerwent, England; Carlisle, England