Camulus

In Celtic mythology, Camulus or Camulos was the god of war of the Remi, a Celtic tribe, who lived in the area of today's Belgium. Traces of his cult are also found in Britain. The town Camulodunum (now Colchester) in Essex, was named after him; it has been claimed that this was the basis for the legendary city Camelot. The Romans identified Camulus with Mars, their god of war.

Cunobelinus (Shakespeare's Cymbeline), chief of the Catuvellauni and called "Britannorum rex" by Roman historian Suetonius, made Camulodunum his capital after defeating the local Trinobantes. He established a mint there and coins bearing his head are still found occasionally in the area. After his death about 42 AD, his sons fell out with Rome and gave the emperor Claudius the excuse to try to place Britain under Roman rule.

Popular culture

In the science fiction series "Stargate SG-1", Camulus was a Goa'uld System Lord who appeared in three episodes of Season Eight. Camulus requested asylum on Earth from the other Goa'uld due to the complete destruction of his fleet. He was played by Steve Bacic.

Comics books

Camulus is a comic book created in Argentina by Jorge Blanco and Pablo Garcia http://camulus.blogspot.com

References

*cite book | title= The Encyclopedia of Mythology: Classical, Celtic, Norse | author= Arthur Cotterell| year= 1997 | publisher= Anness Publishing Ltd