In
Celtic mythology, Belenus (also Belinus, Belenos, Belinos, Belinu, Bellinus, Belus, Bel) was a
deity worshipped in
Gaul,
Britain and
Celtic areas of
Italy,
Austria and northern
Spain. He had
shrines from
Aquileia on the
Adriatic to
Kirkby Lonsdale in
England. His name means "shining one" or "
henbane god" and he is associated with
heat and
healing. He may be the same deity as
Belatu-Cadros. In the
Roman period he was identified with
Apollo. His consort was
Belisama. His name has been found on around fifty inscriptions. These are mainly concentrated in
Aquileia and
Cisalpine Gaul, but also extend into
Gallia Narbonensis,
Noricum, and far beyond.
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