Abianus

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Abianus is a Celtic god of Gaul and is equated with Mercurius according to the Interpretatio Romana .

Inscriptions relating to Abianus have been found in Gordes ( Apta ), Castelnau-le-Lez and Saint-Rémy-de-Provence ( Glanum ), all in the Roman province of Gallia Narbonensis .

Linguistically, the sound of the name Abianus is likely to be related to the Irish legendary figure Abhcan .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ CIL XII, 06034 Deo / Abia / nio / u (t) v (overat) l (ibens) l (aetus)
  2. ↑ ILGN 666
  3. ↑ AE 1937, 143 Abian // o / Caeci [li] / us Firm / us / v (otum) s (olvit) l (ibens) m (erito)