Definition/Summary:
- Teutates a Celtic god worshipped in ancient Gaul and Britain
- Because of his name he’s interpreted to be a tribal protector
- Victims sacrificed to Teutates were killed by being plunged headfirst into a vat filled with any liquid
Astronomy
- 4179 Toutatis is an Apollo, Alinda, and Mars-crosser asteroid with a chaotic orbit
- With its close approaches, and being about 4.6 km across, it is listed as a potentially hazardous object, although the probability of a collision with Earth is minute
Expanded info:
- Finger rings inscribed with the name “TOT”, thought to refer to Toutatis, have been found in eastern Britain
- In 2012 a silver ring inscribed “TOT” was found in the area where the Hallaton Treasure had been discovered twelve years earlier
- Hallaton may have been a site of worship of the god Toutatis