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Camulus

In the ancient Celtic pantheon, Camulus or Camulos was a theonym for a god whom the Romans equated with Mars by interpretatio romana. He was an important god of early Britain and Gaul, especially among the Belgae and the Remi, a Gaulish tribe who lived in the area of modern northern France, around Reims.

Camulus is named in combination with Mars in inscriptions coming from Reims, Arlon, Kruishoutem, Rindern, Mainz, Bar Hill Fort near the Antonine Wall, Sarmizegetusa and Southwark, London

At Rindern, Germany, Mars Camulos appears on a stone with a corona of oak. Elsewhere he was portrayed with a ram- horned head. Evidence of his popularity can be seen in several place-names notably Camulodunum. Attempts to link him with the nursery character Old King Cole and Fionn's father Cumhall have been rejected by contemporary scholars.

The town Camulodunum (now Colchester) in Essex may have been named after him, and is the possible basis for the legendary city Camelot. Camulodunum is a latinised form of the Celtic Camulodūnon, from the words Camulos and dūnon meaning fort, stronghold, a reference to the town's extensive Iron Age earthwork defences.

Camulus (Stargate)
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