What is "abellio"

Abellio (also Abelio and Abelionni) was a god worshipped in the Garonne Valley in Gallia Aquitania (now southwest France), known primarily by a number of inscriptions which were discovered in Comminges. He may have been a god of apple trees.

Some scholars have postulated that Abellio is the same name as Apollo, who in Crete and elsewhere was called Abelios (Greek ), and by the Italians and some Dorians Apello, and that the deity is the same as the Gallic Apollo mentioned by Caesar, and also the same as the Belis or Belenus mentioned by Tertullian and Herodian.

Other scholars have taken the reverse position that Abellio might have been a similar solar deity of Celtic origin in Crete and the Pyrenees, but the Cretan Abellio may however not be the same god as the Celtic one, but rather a different manifestation, or dialectal form, of the Greek god Apollo or his name.

Abellio is a Celtic god.

Abellio may also refer to:

• Abellio (transport company) - Bus and rail operator in Europe
  • Abellio Deutschland - German arm of Abellio
  • Abellio (London & Surrey) - Abellio's bus operations in the UK
  • Serco-Abellio - a UK rail operator (jointly with Serco)
• Raymond Abellio, a French writer
• Abellio, a layer within the Arcadia (Dungeons & Dragons) Open Plane

Abellio London and Abellio Surrey are bus companies operating services in Greater London and Surrey. They are subsidiaries of Abellio and operate services under contract to Transport for London and Surrey County Council.

Abellio operates public transport services in Europe, with both bus and rail networks. It was founded as NedRailways in 2001, before being renamed Abellio in October 2009. Abellio is the international arm of the Dutch national rail operator .