Abellio (Celtic deity)
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Abellio (Celtic deity) is a little-known god from ancient Gaulish religion, likely associated with the sun, apple trees, or orchards, and venerated in the region of the Pyrenees.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gaulish deity
ⓘ
deity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
agriculture
ⓘ
apple trees ⓘ orchards ⓘ sun ⓘ vegetation ⓘ |
| attestedIn | Latin inscriptions ⓘ |
| certaintyOfFunction | uncertain ⓘ |
| culture | Celtic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| epigraphyRegion |
Aquitania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Comminges NERFINISHED ⓘ Haute-Garonne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| evidenceType | dedicatory inscriptions ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Gallo-Roman religious syncretism ⓘ |
| modernDiscipline |
Celtic studies
ⓘ
classical archaeology ⓘ comparative religion ⓘ |
| nameForm | Abellio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Gaulish ⓘ |
| nameVariant |
Abelio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Abellion NERFINISHED ⓘ Abellius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | little-known and sparsely attested ⓘ |
| regionType | local or regional god ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Gaulish religion ⓘ |
| scholarlyInterpretation |
possibly a solar deity
ⓘ
possibly a vegetation or orchard god ⓘ possibly associated with apple cultivation ⓘ |
| sourceType | archaeological epigraphy ⓘ |
| venerationPeriod | Roman period ⓘ |
| worshippers |
Romanized inhabitants of Aquitania
ⓘ
local Gaulish population ⓘ |
| worshipPlace |
Pyrenees region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southwestern Gaul ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.