Lenus

Lenus
Lenus
Healing, protection of the tribe
	Interior of the reconstructed temple on the Martberg, with a cult statue of Lenus Mars.
Other names	Lenus Mars
Major cult center	Civitas Treverorum (current Moselle, Germany) and Venta Silurum (southeast Wales)
Animals	Bird (goose)
Gender	Male
Equivalents
Roman	Mars
British	Ocelus and Vellaunus

Lenus (Ancient Greek: Ληνός^[4]) was a Celtic god of healing,^[1] good fortune, and protection in battle,^[2] worshipped mainly in eastern Gaul, where he was almost always identified with the Roman god Mars.

^ ^a ^b ^c d'Este, Sorita; Rankine, David (2007). The Isles of the Many Gods: An A-Z of the Pagan Gods & Goddesses of Ancient Britain worshipped during the First Millennium through to the Middle Ages. Avalonia. p. 173.
^ ^a ^b ^c Cite error: The named reference Wightman was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b RIB 309
^ CIL XIII, 07661; E. Courtney (1995) reads the original dative form as Ληνῷ in Musa Lapidaria: A Selection of Latin Verses 160, p. 152. Ληνῷ agrees with dative Ἄρηι in the following line.

[IoMGLenus-1] 'Este, Sorita; Rankine, David (2007). The Isles of the Many Gods: An A-Z of the Pagan Gods & Goddesses of Ancient Britain worshipped during the First Millennium through to the Middle Ages. Avalonia. p. 173.

[Wightman-2] Cite error: The named reference Wightman was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[caerwent-3] RIB 309

[greek-4] CIL XIII, 07661; E. Courtney (1995) reads the original dative form as Ληνῷ in Musa Lapidaria: A Selection of Latin Verses 160, p. 152. Ληνῷ agrees with dative Ἄρηι in the following line.

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Lenus
Healing,^[1] protection of the tribe^[2]
Interior of the reconstructed temple on the Martberg, with a cult statue of Lenus Mars.
Other names	Lenus Mars
Major cult center	Civitas Treverorum (current Moselle, Germany) and ^[2] Venta Silurum (southeast Wales)^[3]
Animals	Bird (goose)^[1]^[3]
Gender	Male
Equivalents
Roman	Mars
British	Ocelus and Vellaunus