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.

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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

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Abellio namedAfter Abellio (Celtic deity)