Mercury Adsmerius
"Provident One"?

Gaulish Deity

Worshipped at Poitiers and Le Mans.

The etymology is difficult: it could be from *[s]mer- "to get a share of something", likely related to that of Rosmerta, the goddess of plenty, who was a consort of the Gaulish Mercury. Thus, this Mercury may be a male equivalent of Rosmerta.

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