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Belenus (or Belnus, Belis)
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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.