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2175: 2167: 714: 939:, p. 195: "Celtic deity whose name is often connected with the Graeco-Roman god Apollo (see interpretatio romana), although the cult of Belenos seems to have preserved a degree of independence ... Belenus was often identified with Apollo and seen as a typical Karnian oracle- and health-giving deity." 682:, who died during the event while his army was defeated soon afterwards, Belenus was invoked as the divine protector of Aquileia. The soldiers reported seeing an appearance of the god floating in the air, battling and defending his town, in an evocation of Apollo's defence of Delphi against the troops of 733:. A sanctuary dedicated to the deity is attested by the second half of the 1st century BC, when its renovation was commemorated by two chiefs of the village. Epigraphic dedications to the god are also known in Venice and at Rimini. An altar was also found in Celeia (modern 737:), one of the most important Norican towns. The cult may have been introduced here from Aquileia, as suggested by the name of its dedicator, Lucius Sentius Forensis, the Sentii being well attested to at Aquileia, but not in Noricum. 482:'henbane'). Henbane was commonly used in antiquity for medicinal purposes, providing further evidence of Belanos' healing attributes. A shallow stone dish found in Saint-Chamas (south of France) and dedicated to 1092:
de Bernardo Stempel, Patrizia; Hainzmann, Manfred; Mathieu, Nicolas (2013), de Bernardo Stempel, Patrizia; Hofeneder, Andreas (eds.), "Celtic and Other Indigenous Divine Names Found in the Italian Peninsula",
863:. The local population regarded him as a great healer who could cure blindness with his 'key'. Professor Monika Kropej also states that Belenus was possibly incorporated into the Slovenian lore as the 927:, p. 24: "Apart from the association with the Roman Apollo, little is known about the function and significance of Belenos (Pauly Wissowa s. v. Belenus). He is probably associated with medicine." 839:('Bel's Fires') on May 1. On occasion, cattle was driven between two fires in order to repeal diseases, which Schrijver has compared to the traditional German custom of burning henbane collected on 595:(Burgundy), where he was invoked by pilgrims seeking cures for their sickness. If Belenus is interpreted as meaning 'shining, brilliant', it can be compared to the Celtic epithet 871:
by the local population, among other names, may also be related. It is connected to ancient rituals and features two primitively carved figures with heads ornamented with rays.
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and by an altar in which Belenus is worshipped together with the Nymphs. Thermal springs are also attested to at Iulium Carnicum." The 19th-century attempt to link the root
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areas. A votive inscription from Caesarean times by the poet Lucius Erax Bardus was found at Rochemolles, near Bardonecchia (Bardonnèche), in Italy (
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The Irish Bel has been speculated by some scholars to be linked to the god Belenus. Fires in honor of the deity were lit for Celtic festivals of
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each dedicated an inscription to Belenus in the region of Aquileia. A further 6 votive inscriptions of Belenus were discovered at
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Les dieux gaulois : répertoire des noms de divinités celtiques connus par l'épigraphie, les textes antiques et la toponymie.
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remains unclear. It has been traditionally translated as the 'bright one' or the 'shining one', by deriving the name from a
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was commonly associated with the sun and healing attributes. He may have been equated with fifteen or more different
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oracle- and health-giving deity", although its widespread attestation among ancient Celtic peoples may point to a
814:), possibly worshipped as a goddess of nature and fertility. Two shrines dedicated to the goddess were found in 336: 206: 503:, and could thus been translated as 'Very Powerful'. Schrijver rather links it to a stem for 'henbane', * 2166: 603:- 'white'), attached to Apollo as a deity who restored light and vision to people with eye disease at 1713: 150: 667:, but there is evidence that the popularity of the god became more widespread in the Roman period. 2534: 1669: 718: 2676: 2141: 2671: 1791: 1753: 1562: 1500: 637: 633: 553: 806:
In Noricum, Belenus may also have been accompanied by an otherwise unknown female deity named
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Images of Belenus sometimes show him to be accompanied by a female, perhaps the Gaulish deity
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Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: Une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental
703: 690:('Fountain of Belenos') show connection with medicinal springs. The third-century emperors 244: 74: 8: 2081: 1981: 1647: 431: 379:), which possibly means 'hound of Belenos', or else 'strong as a dog' if the name is not 2526: 1857: 1741: 1350: 1108: 2582: 2574: 2051: 1861: 1849: 1817: 1779: 1745: 1733: 1699: 1677: 1655: 1633: 1614: 1592: 1570: 1538: 1414: 1321: 1247: 1098: 1095:
Théonymie celtique, cultes, interpretatio - Keltische Theonymie, Kulte, Interpretatio
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do not seem to connote 'shining', but rather ' white' or 'grey', and suggests that
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However, this etymology has come under increasing criticism in recent scholarship.
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in 1142 AD), modern Switzerland, also attest to the existence of a feminine form *
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Spanish scholarship also relates the deity's name to Aquitanian anthroponym
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A village that is now part of the municipality of Aquileia is still named
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writes that the deity probably pre-existed the Roman period. Philologist
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Gravil, Richard (2003), Gravil, Richard (ed.), "Among the Men of Old",
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forest in Brittany. The names of the Welsh and Irish ancestor-figures
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Gricourt, Daniel; Dominique, Hollard (2002). "Lugus et le cheval".
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The god was venerated as Apollo Belenus at the curative shrine of
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towards the nearby towns of Aquileia and Iulium Carnicum (modern
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was probably the original form, which also appears in the name
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worshipped Belenus in association with health giving waters.
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could thus have been used to hold hallucinogenic substances.
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in 1337 AD), present-day eastern France, and the place name
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Belenus was an important god of Iulium Carnicum (modern
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to protect the cattle against diseases and witchcraft.
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can probably be translated as 'Worthy of Power', from
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have also argued that the name may derive from a root
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Supernatural beings from Slovenian myth and folktales
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de Aspuru, José Ignacio San Vicente González (2008).
969: 942: 1011: 1832:(1999). "On Henbane and Early European Narcotics". 1587:(2006). "Belenos/Belinos". In Koch, John T. (ed.). 1073: 401:with the names of two deities, or else 'strong as 26:"Belenos" redirects here. For the rugby club, see 1264: 511:, and compares the name with the Gaulish theonym 369:. A tribal leader of pre-Roman Britain was named 2638: 489:According to Delamarre, the name of the goddess 446:, a hallucinogenic plant also known in Latin as 640:thinks that the worship of Belenus spread from 279:- ('strong, powerful') attached to the suffix - 1561: 1304: 1885: 1316:Nicole Jufer & Thierry Luginbühl (2001). 855:, attested in the 19th century by historian 812:Beléna, Beléstis Augústa, Beléstris, Belínca 110:), which is a latinized form of the Gaulish 1899: 997: 995: 993: 991: 989: 357:is now widely rejected by modern scholars. 323:), a psychoactive plant which was known as 242:'grey'). This theory was encouraged by the 1892: 1878: 1696:Lexikon der keltischen Religion und Kultur 1441: 1411:Celtic Culture: A Historical Encyclopedia. 1387: 1355:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( 462:, appears to be the source of the Spanish 1828: 1811: 1790: 1773: 1752: 1668: 1605: 1589:Celtic Culture: A Historical Encyclopedia 1529:, Palgrave Macmillan UK, pp. 11–32, 1487: 1475: 1463: 1447: 1393: 1381: 1369: 1237: 1225: 1213: 1201: 1186: 1174: 1147: 1135: 1067: 1055: 1034: 1001: 924: 287:as the 'Master of Power'. Alternatively, 56:. The cult of Belenus stretched from the 986: 904:franchise often swear by "Belenos" and " 712: 275:may rather derive from the Gaulish stem 1712: 1652:The Oxford Companion to World Mythology 1646: 1583: 1527:Wordsworth’s Bardic Vocation, 1787–1842 1162: 1022: 980: 963: 936: 411:ward in London, although this may be a 213:, interpreted as 'white, shining' (cf. 2639: 1627: 1524: 1435: 1336: 1334: 283:('lord, master'), which would lead to 1873: 1690: 1340: 1310: 1079: 1834:Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie 1718:Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie 1567:Dictionary of Celtic Myth and Legend 1403: 78:, Belenus was often identified with 1331: 830: 495:appears to be built on a same stem 470:could also have been borrowed into 393:) goes back to a similar compound * 256:', a divinity with sun attributes. 64:, with a main sanctuary located at 13: 2173: 2165: 895: 846: 825: 610: 507:-, attached to an unknown suffix - 466:('henbane'). The Gallo-Roman term 415:, and possibly of the fountain of 14: 2688: 624:, Belenus was seen as a "typical 1674:A dictionary of Celtic mythology 1343:Geschichte und Kultur der Kelten 458:, cited as a poisonous plant by 442:(Βελενούντιαν), designating the 360: 1554: 1518: 1493: 1363: 1258: 1231: 1085: 94: 1413:Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, Inc. 930: 450:, may be a derivative form of 383:. The Old Welsh personal name 1: 1267:Dialogues d'histoire ancienne 911: 674:mentions Belenus' worship in 548:In ancient Gaul and Britain, 529:('worthy, good, deserving'). 1501:"Small-Body Database Lookup" 651: 632:origin of the cult. Scholar 351:- with the Phoenician deity 337:Patrizia de Bernardo Stempel 196: 7: 2662:Gods of the ancient Britons 1676:. Oxford University Press. 1654:. 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Kröner. 1697: 1693: 1689: 1685: 1683:0-19-860967-1 1679: 1675: 1671: 1667: 1663: 1657: 1653: 1649: 1645: 1641: 1635: 1631: 1626: 1622: 1620:9782877723695 1616: 1612: 1608: 1604: 1600: 1594: 1590: 1586: 1582: 1578: 1572: 1568: 1564: 1560: 1559: 1546: 1540: 1536: 1532: 1528: 1521: 1506: 1502: 1496: 1489: 1484: 1478:, p. 14. 1477: 1472: 1465: 1460: 1453: 1449: 1444: 1437: 1432: 1430: 1428: 1420: 1419:1-85109-440-7 1416: 1412: 1406: 1399: 1395: 1390: 1383: 1378: 1372:, p. 24. 1371: 1366: 1358: 1352: 1344: 1337: 1335: 1327: 1326:2-87772-200-7 1323: 1319: 1313: 1306: 1301: 1299: 1297: 1295: 1293: 1291: 1289: 1280: 1276: 1272: 1268: 1261: 1253: 1249: 1245: 1241: 1234: 1227: 1222: 1216:, p. 26. 1215: 1210: 1204:, p. 71. 1203: 1198: 1196: 1189:, p. 27. 1188: 1183: 1176: 1171: 1164: 1159: 1157: 1149: 1144: 1137: 1132: 1130: 1128: 1126: 1124: 1122: 1114: 1113:j.ctv8mdn28.8 1110: 1106: 1100: 1096: 1088: 1082:, p. 40. 1081: 1076: 1069: 1064: 1058:, p. 72. 1057: 1052: 1050: 1048: 1046: 1044: 1036: 1031: 1025:, p. 48. 1024: 1019: 1017: 1015: 1007: 1003: 998: 996: 994: 992: 990: 982: 977: 975: 973: 965: 960: 958: 956: 954: 952: 950: 948: 946: 938: 933: 926: 921: 917: 909: 907: 903: 893: 891: 887: 886:11284 Belenus 872: 870: 866: 862: 858: 854: 844: 842: 838: 823: 821: 817: 813: 809: 804: 802: 798: 794: 793: 788: 784: 783: 778: 768: 766: 762: 761:Bourbon-Lancy 758: 754: 750: 746: 742: 738: 736: 732: 728: 720: 715: 711: 709: 705: 701: 697: 693: 689: 685: 681: 677: 673: 668: 666: 662: 658: 649: 647: 643: 639: 635: 631: 630:Common Celtic 627: 623: 608: 606: 602: 598: 594: 593:Sainte-Sabine 589: 587: 586: 581: 580: 575: 574: 569: 568: 563: 559: 555: 551: 541: 539: 535: 530: 528: 524: 520: 519: 514: 510: 506: 502: 498: 494: 493: 487: 485: 481: 477: 473: 469: 465: 461: 457: 453: 449: 445: 441: 436: 434: 433: 428: 427: 422: 418: 414: 410: 409: 404: 400: 396: 392: 391: 386: 382: 378: 374: 373: 368: 361:Related terms 358: 356: 355: 350: 346: 345:Fons B(eleni) 342: 338: 334: 330: 326: 322: 318: 314: 310: 306: 302: 301:Indo-European 299:-stem of the 298: 294: 290: 286: 282: 278: 274: 270: 266: 262: 257: 255: 251: 247: 246: 241: 234: 227: 219: 212: 208: 204: 194: 193: 189: 185: 181: 177: 173: 169: 166: 161: 156: 152: 147: 145: 141: 137: 133: 129: 125: 121: 117: 113: 109: 105: 102: 87: 85: 81: 77: 76: 71: 67: 63: 62:British Isles 59: 55: 51: 47: 43: 39: 33: 29: 22: 21:11284 Belenus 2657:Gaulish gods 2381:Iovantucarus 2220:Belatucadros 2170:Celtic wheel 1966: 1952:Anextiomarus 1910: 1840:(1): 17–45. 1837: 1833: 1803: 1799: 1765: 1761: 1721: 1717: 1695: 1673: 1651: 1629: 1610: 1591:. 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Index

11284 Belenus
Belenos RC
HD 8574
Gaulish
healing god
Italian Peninsula
British Isles
Aquileia
Adriatic
interpretatio romana
Apollo
Roman period
theonym
Aquileia
Friuli
Gaul
Noricum
Illyria
Britain
Ireland
Blanca María Prósper
Belyn
cy
Proto-Indo-European
interpretatio romana
Apollo
Xavier Delamarre
cognates
Peter Schrijver
Indo-European

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