Albiorix (Gaulish deity)

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Albiorix (Gaulish god) is a deity often associated with the god Mars.

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Name

The origin of the name Albiorix is based on connection with the deity Mars, [1] [2] and as such the cult of this deity was known in the Haute-Provence and in the Alps. [3]

Scholars disagree with this being an individual deity or one that has been connected with Mars through syncretism and interpretatio. [4] [5] [6] [7]

The name of one of the moons of Saturn was named after this deity. [8]

Attestations

The inscription from the Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum (CIL) includes references to the deity: [9]

ALBIORICE

While also connected to the deity Mars [10] found on fragments of vases: [11]

MARTI

ALBIORIGI

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