Gela

The following is an excerpt from: Cults, Myths and Legends of Ancient Sicily (Author: Ignazio Caloggero – ISBN: 9788894321913)

Gela is the river deity linked to the Gelas river, which also gave its name to the city of the same name. The cult of the river-god is attested by the discovery of some coins with his effigy, in particular in a silver Dedrachma from Gela from the 5th century BC, the deity is depicted as a bull with a human face and with the inscription: Gelas next to it . Ancient writers such as Aelian and Timaeus also speak of the cult of Gela[1]

[1] Biagio Pace: Art and Civilization of Ancient Sicily. Volume III pag. 496

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