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Lero is an obscure
Celtic god The gods and goddesses of the pre-Christian Celtic peoples are known from a variety of sources, including ancient places of worship, statues, engravings, cult objects and place or personal names. The ancient Celts appear to have had a pantheon ...
, invoked alongside the goddess Lerina as the
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spirit of Lérins in
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.''L'Arbre Celtique.'
Lérins
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dedications.


References


Further reading

* ''Dictionary of Celtic Myth and Legend.'' Miranda Green. London:
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, 1997. {{Celt-myth-stub Gaulish gods Lérins Islands