Editing Belenus (section)

=== Attestations ===
The [[theonym]] ''Belenus'' (or ''Belinus''), which is a latinized form of the Gaulish ''Belenos'' (or ''Belinos''), appears in some 51 inscriptions. Although most of them are located in [[Aquileia]] ([[Friuli]], Italy), the main centre of his cult, the name has also been found in places where Celtic speakers lived in ancient times, including in [[Gauls|Gaul]], [[Noricum]], [[Illyria]], [[Great Britain|Britain]] and [[Ireland]].{{sfn|Birkhan|2006|p=195}}  

Linguist [[Blanca María Prósper]] argues that ''Belinos'' was probably the original form,{{Sfn|Prósper|2017|p=258}} which also appears in the name ''{{ill|Belyn|cy|Belyn o Lŷn}}'' (from an earlier ''Belinos''), a Welsh leader who died in 627 AD.{{sfn|Birkhan|2006|p=195}} Known variants include ''Bellinus'' and perhaps ''Belus''.<ref name="MacKillop">{{Harvnb|MacKillop|2004}}, s.v. ''Belenus''.</ref> The deity may also have been known in Ireland and Britain by the variants ''Bel'', ''Beli'', and ''Bile.''{{Sfn|Leeming|2005|p=48}}