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Belisama
Sign in to saveBelisama (Gaulish Belesama; epigraphically ) is a Celtic goddess. She was equated by Roman commentators with Minerva by interpretatio romana.
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Vinony files it under Gaulish goddesses, Minerva and Sea and river goddesses.
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Belisama (Gaulish Belesama; epigraphically ) is a Celtic goddess. She was equated by Roman commentators with Minerva by interpretatio romana.
== Name == thumb|photograph of the "Segomaros" inscriptionThe Gaulish theonym Belesama has been traditionally interpreted as meaning 'the very bright', stemming from the Indo-European root *bʰelH- ('white, shining'; cf. Lith. báltas 'white', Greek φαλόσ phalós 'white', Arm. bal 'pallor', goth. bala 'grey') attached to the superlative suffix *-isamā. As for Belenos, however, this theory has come under increasing criticism in contemporary scholarship.
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