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 | | Judging by an inscription found in Avignon, the Romans refered to him as "Mars Albiorix," which would then put him in the same category of the Gallic god Teutates, who was (it is believed by scholars) refered to by the Romans as the god Mars. |
 | | This is in fact the case--Albiorix was protector of the Albici tribe in southern Gaul (from which they took their name, or vice versa); he was considered a mountain god. |
 | | However, if Albiorix and Albion are related, this would simply add to the concept that Albiorix and Albion are perhaps not only gods, but founders of the "tribe"--the Celts. |
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