Andinus is an Illyrian god worshipped among the

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, in the Roman province of Moesia Superior., ; ; . He is considered to have been the indigenous god of

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and

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. The god is attested in

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inscriptions from

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, one clearly readable found in Kačanik, and the other more difficult to read found in Vučitrn. Personal names such as ''Andio'', ''Andia'', etc. were common among the Dardanians, and they are considered to be derived from the name of the Dardanian god. As the region of

was located on the road that went from the

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, personal names like ''Ulpius Andinus'' or ''Ulpia Andia'' appeared among new citizens in the area during the reign of

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