Gurzil was a war god of the ancient Berber peoples of North Africa, documented in the sixth-century Latin poem Iohannis by the historian Corippus, which describes him as the son of Ammon and a cow. He was worshipped in the form of a bull whose image was carried into battle by the Laguatan people of Tripolitania during their revolt against Roman forces in 546 AD.
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Attestation
Veneration TodayHistorically attested; no continuous cult 1 HistoricityNot a historical person: a divine or other-than-human being 1 Function
Domain / Function Belief
TheologyPolytheistic: many gods 1 Sources
1. The Facts on File Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend
Anthony S. Mercatante, revised and expanded by James R. Dow, Facts on File
2. Gurzil, Structured Record (Wikidata Q)
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