Ialonus
deity Celtic single tradition · 1
Ialonus may have designated a god of clearing. The name derives from the Celtic stem ialo(n)- ('cleared place, clearing'; cf. Middle Welsh ial 'clearing', an-ial 'wasteland'). In the words of Xavier Delamarre, "In forest-covered Gaul, a village was essentially established by clearing a wood."
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“The name Ialonus, which may have designated a god of clearing, derives from the Celtic stem ialo(n)- ('cleared place, clearing'; cf. Middle Welsh ial 'clearing', an-ial 'wasteland'). The stem ialon- also had the meaning 'village' in Gaulish.”
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