Deiotarus

Deiotarus of Galatia (in Galatian and GreekDeiotaros, surnamed Philoromaios ("Friend of the Romans"); c. 105 BC – 42 BC, 41 BC or 40 BC) was a Chief of the Tolistobogii in western Galatia, Asia Minor, and a King of Galatia ("Gallo-Graecia"). He was considered one of the most adept of Celtic kings, ruling the three tribes of Celtic Galatia from his fortress in Blucium.

The name Deiotarus is generally translated as Galatian Celtic "Divine-bull" (*deiuo-tauros; cf. Old Irishdia, Welshduw, Old Welshduiu, "God" and Old Irish tarb, Welsh tarw "bull", with Western Celtic metathesis of the cluster -uro- to -ruo-).