Telo (mythology)
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Telo is a Celtic god
, the eponymous spirit of Toulon
in the Dordogne
. He was the deity of the sacred spring around which the ancient settlement sprang up. A series of dedications to Telo come from Périgueux
nearby: on three of these Telo is invoked with another deity, the goddess Stanna.
Celtic polytheism
Celtic polytheism, commonly known as Celtic paganism, refers to the religious beliefs and practices adhered to by the Iron Age peoples of Western Europe now known as the Celts, roughly between 500 BCE and 500 CE, spanning the La Tène period and the Roman era, and in the case of the Insular Celts...
, the eponymous spirit of Toulon
Toulon
Toulon is a town in southern France and a large military harbor on the Mediterranean coast, with a major French naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region, Toulon is the capital of the Var department in the former province of Provence....
in the Dordogne
Dordogne
Dordogne is a départment in south-west France. The départment is located in the region of Aquitaine, between the Loire valley and the High Pyrénées named after the great river Dordogne that runs through it...
. He was the deity of the sacred spring around which the ancient settlement sprang up. A series of dedications to Telo come from Périgueux
Périgueux
Périgueux is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.Périgueux is the prefecture of the department and the capital of the region...
nearby: on three of these Telo is invoked with another deity, the goddess Stanna.