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Ogmios ( also known as Ogmius') was a Gallic deity, recognized for his strength and charisma, he was denoted as the Gallic god of persuasion and scholars. According to Lucian records, Ogmios is depicted as a bald old man with a bow and club leading an apparently happy band of men with chains attached to their ears from his tongue. There is a carving of Ogmios in the Musée Guimet, Aix-en-Provence showing a wrinkly old man with a club slung over his shoulder wearing lion’s skin.

Deity
It is Ogmius who invented the runic language of the Druids. Ogmius escorts souls on their journey to the after-live.

Lucian Records
The description of Ogmios is thought by some scholars to be a metaphor for eloquence, possibly related to bardic practices. However there are no known visual representations of this Lucian’s description. Lucian records that the Gauls associated him with Hercules, but his appearance on two defixiones from Austria suggests that he was also associated with Hermes in Eastern Celtic tradition.

Similar Deities
He is likely related to the Irish god Ogma, and is one of the closest Gaulish parallels to Ogma's brother, the Dagda.