BELENUS

ORIGIN Celtic (Continental European and probably Irish). Pastoral deity concerned with light, solar worship and healing.

KNOWN PERIOD OF WORSHIP prehistoric times until Christianization (circa AD 400) and in some circumstances much later.

SYNONYMS Apollo Belenus; Bile (Irish).

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Belisama

In Celtic Mythology, Belisama (also Belesama, Belisma) was a goddess worshipped in Gaul and Ancient Britain. She was connected with lakes and rivers (the river Ribble in England was known by the name Belisama in Roman times), fire, crafts and light, and she was the consort of Belenus.

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