
Telo is a
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 ...
, the eponymous spirit of
Toulon in the
Var. He was the deity of the sacred spring around which the ancient settlement sprang up. A series of dedications to Telo come from
Périgueux: on three of these Telo is invoked with another deities: the goddesses
Sianna
Sianna or Stanna is a Romano-Celtic goddess from Roman Gaul, attested epigraphically from Vesunna (present-day Périgueux), who is closely related to the Roman goddess Diana. = ILA-Arve 00043 = CAG-63-02, p 199 province: Aquitani(c)a, place: ...
(in 3 inscriptions) and
Vesunna
Vesunna is a Celtic goddess worshipped in Roman Gaul. She was likely considered a giver of prosperity, abundance and good fortune, as evidenced by the cornucopia she is depicted carrying in her images.
Vesunna was also once the name of a town ju ...
(in one inscription).
The etymology of the deities Telo and Sianna is closely related to the Roman
Apollo and
Diana
Diana most commonly refers to:
* Diana (name), a given name (including a list of people with the name)
* Diana (mythology), ancient Roman goddess of the hunt and wild animals; later associated with the Moon
* Diana, Princess of Wales (1961–1997) ...
.
References
Gaulish gods
Sea and river gods
Tutelary deities
History of Toulon
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