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==Related figures==
Scholars of [[Celtic mythology]] have proposed that Ogma represents the vestiges of an ancient [[Celtic god]]. By virtue of his battle prowess and the invention of Ogham, he is compared with Ogmios, a Gaulish deity associated with eloquence and equated with [[Herakles]]. J. A. MacCulloch compares Ogma's epithet ''grianainech'' (sun-face) with [[Lucian]]'s description of the "smiling face" of Ogmios, and suggests Ogma's position as champion of the Tuatha Dé Danann may derive "from the primitive custom of rousing the warriors' emotions by eloquent speeches before a battle",<ref>J. A. MacCulloch, ''The religion of the ancient Celts''. New York: Dover Publications, 1911, Ch. V. {{ISBN|0-486-42765-X}}</ref> although this is hardly supported by the texts.{{citation needed|date=June 2019}} Scholars such [[Rudolf Thurneysen]] and [[A. G. van Hamel|Anton van Hamel]] dispute any link between Ogma and Ogmios.<ref name="mackillop" /> [[Eufydd fab Dôn]] is another figure from Welsh mythology whose name is believed to derive from that of Ogmios and therefore may be related to Ogma.<ref name=Jones />