Elagabalus (deity)

Elagabalus (/ˌɛləˈɡæbələs/), Aelagabalus, Heliogabalus, (/ˌhiːliəˈɡæbələs/) or simply Elagabal (Aramaic: 𐡁𐡋‎𐡄𐡂‎𐡀𐡋 ʾĕlāhgabāl or 𐡁𐡋‎𐡄𐡀𐡂‎𐡀𐡋 ʾĕlāhaʾgabāl;^[1] Arabic: إله الجبل Ilah al-Jabal, both literally meaning "God of the Mountain") was an Arab-Roman sun god,^[2] initially venerated in Emesa (modern-day Homs), Syria. Although there were many variations of the name, the god was consistently referred to as Elagabalus in Roman coins and inscriptions from AD 218 on, during the reign of emperor Elagabalus.^[3]

^ Lipiński, Edward (2011). "Elaha Gabal d'Émèse dans son contexte historique". Latomus. 70 (4): 1081–1101. ISSN 0023-8856. JSTOR 41547069.
^ Shahid, Irfan (1984). Rome and the Arabs. Washington, D.C.: Dumbarton Oaks. p. 36. ISBN 0-88402-115-7. Just as the pagan Arab cult of the sun-god of Emesa is a relevant feature of background for the interest of the Severi in religion and in the case of Elagabalus for the installation of the Arab sun-god in Rome itself
^ Martijn Icks, The Crimes of Elagabalus: The Life and Legacy of Rome's Decadent Boy Emperor (2011) p. 48

[1] Lipiński, Edward (2011). "Elaha Gabal d'Émèse dans son contexte historique". Latomus. 70 (4): 1081–1101. ISSN 0023-8856. JSTOR 41547069.

[2] Shahid, Irfan (1984). Rome and the Arabs. Washington, D.C.: Dumbarton Oaks. p. 36. ISBN 0-88402-115-7. Just as the pagan Arab cult of the sun-god of Emesa is a relevant feature of background for the interest of the Severi in religion and in the case of Elagabalus for the installation of the Arab sun-god in Rome itself

[3] Martijn Icks, The Crimes of Elagabalus: The Life and Legacy of Rome's Decadent Boy Emperor (2011) p. 48

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