Tiu

Tiu was a Germanic war god. The Romans identified him with Mars.Tacitus, P. C., (98). Germania. Ch.9
Like other Germanic gods, he was not worshipped in a temple, but instead in a grove or the woods.
== History ==
According to Tacitus, priests of Tiu were authorised to whip, imprison, execute, and sacrifice individuals, not just on the orders of their leaders, but also in obedience to Tiu. Tacitus, P. C., (98). Germania. Ch.7
Tacitus also says that the Germans would take figures and statues from Tiu's sacred groves with them into battle. 
== References ==
Category:Gods
Category:Germania