Belenus

Summary

Belenus is a solar deity^[1]. He draws 383 Wikipedia views per month (solar_deity category, ranking #3 of 18).^[2]

Key Facts

• Belenus is recorded as male^[3].
• Belenus's instance of is recorded as solar deity^[4].
• Belenus's instance of is recorded as Celtic deity^[5].
• Belenus's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 148156563529223241631^[6].
• Belenus's IdRef ID is recorded as 23677784X^[7].
• Belenus's said to be the same as is recorded as Apollo^[8].
• Belenus's said to be the same as is recorded as Belobog^[9].
• Belenus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0ltc5^[10].
• Belenus's worshipped by is recorded as Celtic mythology^[11].
• Belenus's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[12].
• Belenus's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Belenus^[13].
• Belenus's different from is recorded as Beli^[14].
• Belenus's Hederich encyclopedia article is recorded as Belenvs^[15].
• Belenus's Encyclopædia Universalis ID is recorded as belenos^[16].
• Belenus's Quora topic ID is recorded as Belenos^[17].
• Belenus's PACTOLS thesaurus ID is recorded as pcrts0caHnTyKF^[18].
• Belenus's Lex ID is recorded as Belenus^[19].
• Belenus's WikiKids ID is recorded as Belenos^[20].
• Belenus's Trismegistos god ID is recorded as 247^[21].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Belenus include Bélénos^[22], a star^[23]; Belchenflue^[24], a mountain^[25], in Switzerland^[26]; and 11284 he^[27], an asteroid^[28].

Why It Matters

Belenus draws 383 Wikipedia views per month (solar_deity category, ranking #3 of 18).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] He is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]

Entities named for him include Bélénos^[22], a star^[23]; Belchenflue^[24], a mountain^[25], in Switzerland^[26]; and 11284 he^[27], an asteroid^[28].