Lenus, the Glossary
Lenus (Ληνός) was a Celtic healing god worshipped mainly in eastern Gaul, where he was almost always identified with the Roman god Mars.[1]
Table of Contents
26 relations: Ancamna, Augustus (title), Caerwent, Camulus, Chedworth Roman Villa, Gaul, Germany, Inciona, Intarabus, Interpretatio graeca, Iovantucarus, Loucetios, Luxembourg, Mars (mythology), Numen, Ocelus, Pommern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Roman Britain, Roman mythology, Theonym, Toutatis, Treveri, Trier, Veraudunus, Victoria (mythology), Xulsigiae.
- Martian deities
Ancamna
In Gallo-Roman religion, Ancamna was a goddess worshipped particularly in the valley of the river Moselle.
Augustus (title)
Augustus (plural Augusti;,; "majestic", "great" or "venerable") was the main title of the Roman emperors during Antiquity.
See Lenus and Augustus (title)
Caerwent
Caerwent (Caer-went) is a village and community in Monmouthshire, Wales.
Camulus
Camulus or Camulos is a Celtic deity who was identified with Mars via interpretatio romana. Lenus and Camulus are Gaulish gods.
Chedworth Roman Villa
Chedworth Roman Villa is located near Chedworth, Gloucestershire, England and is a scheduled monument.
See Lenus and Chedworth Roman Villa
Gaul
Gaul (Gallia) was a region of Western Europe first clearly described by the Romans, encompassing present-day France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and parts of Switzerland, the Netherlands, Germany, and Northern Italy.
See Lenus and Gaul
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), is a country in Central Europe.
Inciona
Inciona is a little-known Celtic goddess of the Treveran region.
Intarabus
Intarabus was a Gaulish god in the pantheon of the Treveri and some neighbouring peoples. Lenus and Intarabus are Gaulish gods.
Interpretatio graeca
Greek translation, or "interpretation by means of Greek ", refers to the tendency of the ancient Greeks to identify foreign deities with their own gods.
See Lenus and Interpretatio graeca
Iovantucarus
Mars Iovantucarus was a Celtic god who was associated with the Treveran healer-god Lenus Mars at his sanctuary at Trier. Lenus and Iovantucarus are Gaulish gods, Health gods and Martian deities.
Loucetios
In Gallo-Roman religion, Loucetios (Latinized as Leucetius) was a Gallic god known from the Rhine-Moselle region, where he was identified with the Roman Mars. Lenus and Loucetios are Gaulish gods and Martian deities.
Luxembourg
Luxembourg (Lëtzebuerg; Luxemburg; Luxembourg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a small landlocked country in Western Europe.
Mars (mythology)
In ancient Roman religion and mythology, Mars (Mārs) is the god of war and also an agricultural guardian, a combination characteristic of early Rome. Lenus and Mars (mythology) are Martian deities.
See Lenus and Mars (mythology)
Numen
Numen (plural numina) is a Latin term for "divinity", "divine presence", or "divine will".
See Lenus and Numen
Ocelus
Ocelus is a Celtic god known from three inscriptions in Roman Britain. Lenus and Ocelus are Martian deities.
See Lenus and Ocelus
Pommern, Rhineland-Palatinate
Pommern is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Cochem-Zell district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
See Lenus and Pommern, Rhineland-Palatinate
Roman Britain
Roman Britain was the territory that became the Roman province of Britannia after the Roman conquest of Britain, consisting of a large part of the island of Great Britain.
Roman mythology
Roman mythology is the body of myths of ancient Rome as represented in the literature and visual arts of the Romans, and is a form of Roman folklore.
Theonym
A theonym (from Greek theos (Θεός), "god", attached to onoma (ὄνομα), "name") is a proper name of a deity.
Toutatis
Toutatis or Teutates is a Celtic god who was worshipped primarily in ancient Gaul and Britain.
Treveri
The Treveri (Gaulish: *Treweroi) were a Germanic or Celtic tribe of the Belgae group who inhabited the lower valley of the Moselle in modern day Germany from around 150 BCE, if not earlier, until their displacement by the Franks.
Trier
Trier (Tréier), formerly and traditionally known in English as Trèves and Triers (see also names in other languages), is a city on the banks of the Moselle in Germany.
See Lenus and Trier
Veraudunus
Veraudunus is the name of a Celtic god known only from two votive inscriptions found in Luxembourg. Lenus and Veraudunus are Gaulish gods.
Victoria (mythology)
In ancient Roman religion Victoria was the deified personification of victory.
See Lenus and Victoria (mythology)
Xulsigiae
In Gallo-Roman religion, the Xulsigiae were triple goddesses worshipped at the healing-spring shrine in Augusta Treverorum (present-day Trier).
See also
Martian deities
- Ares
- Belatucadros
- Cariocecus
- Cocidius
- Iovantucarus
- Laran
- Lenus
- Loucetios
- Mangala
- Mars (mythology)
- Nemetona
- Nergal
- Neto (deity)
- Ocelus
- Pyroeis
- Silvanus (mythology)
- Simut (god)
- Smertrios
- Verethragna
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenus
Also known as Lenus Mars.