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Belenus (or Belnus, Belis)

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Belenus (Or Belnus, Belis)

was the surname of Apollo on two inscriptions at Aquileja. The name is perhaps related to the Cretian-Pamphylian Abelius; also to the Gallic Abellis, and to the Laconian word Bela, brightness, sun's brightness.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Belenus (or Belnus, Belis)'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​b/belenus-or-belnus-belis.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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