Bacax was a local god of Roman-era North Africa, associated with caves, whose worship is attested by inscriptions found at Cirta, in what is now Constantine, Algeria.
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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 / FunctionTutelary of a place or community 1 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
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