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