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Meaning & History
Belisama was a goddess worshipped in ancient Gaul and Britain, associated with lakes and rivers, fire, crafts and light, who was identified with MINERVA in the interpretatio romana. Her name is of debated origin and meaning: theories include a derivation from Gaulish bel "strong" and the superlative suffix -isama and a derivation from the root bel "bright" and the superlative suffix -isama ( based on this she has also been speculatively claimed as companion of BELENUS, whose name seems to contain the same root).