Albiorix

Albiorix is a Celtic god worshipped in Gaul. He was likely considered a tribal protector deity with wide-ranging influence.

He was sometimes identified by the Romans with their god Mars by way of the interpretatio romana.

Myth
Unknown.

Cult
Albiorix received votive and dedicatory offerings from his worshippers; otherwise little is known of the specifics of his cult.

Etymology
Albiorix’ name is believed to derive from the Proto-Celtic *albjo or “world” and *rig or “king,” resulting in a meaning of “king of the world.”

Tribal and other associations
Albiorix was a patron deity of the Albici tribe, located in southern Gaul, centered near the Durance river in south-eastern France..

Region
Albiorix was worshipped in Gaul, mainly in the territory of the Albici tribe in what is now south-eastern France.

Literary evidence
Unknown.

Archaeological evidence
Montsalier, France; Vaison, France; Oulx, Italy