Ocelus
Ocelus is a
Carlisle, where he was once more equated with Mars and again linked to the imperial cult. So Ocelus seems to have been a British, perhaps Silurian god, associated with Mars, probably in the latter's Celtic capacity as a protector. At Caerwent he is linked with Lenus, a Treveran healing deity, and with Vellaunus, who is recorded among the Gaulish Allobroges
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The Caerwent inscription uses the actual name of Ocelus and reads as follows:
DEO MARTI OCELO AEL AGUSTINUS OP V S L M
God Mars Ocelus Ael(ius) Agustinus Op(tio) Paid His Vow
(VSLM stood for Votum Soluit Libens Merito)
References
- Green, Miranda. Dictionary of Celtic Myth and Legend. Thames and Hudson Ltd. London. 1997
