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Elagabalus /ˌɛləˈɡæbələs/, Aelagabalus, Heliogabalus, /ˌhiːliəˈɡæbələs/ atau Elagabal saja, adalah dewa matahari Arab-Romawi[1] yang pernah dipuja di kota Emesa (kini Homs) di Suriah . Meskipun terdapat berbagai ragam nama, dewa ini selalu disebut dengan nama Elagabalus pada koin dan prasasti Romawi sejak tahun 218 M, pada masa pemerintahan Kaisar Elagabalus.[2]
- ^ Shahid, Irfan (1984). Rome and the Arabs. Washington, D.C.: Dumbarton Oaks. hlm. 36. ISBN 0-88402-115-7.
Just as the pagan Arab cult of the sun-god of Emesa is a relevant feature of background for the interest of the Severi in religion and in the case of Elagabalus for the installation of the Arab sun-god in Rome itself
- ^ Martijn Icks, The Crimes of Elagabalus: The Life and Legacy of Rome's Decadent Boy Emperor (2011) hlm. 48