Elagabalus (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus; {circa} 203 – 11 March 222), also known as Heliogabalus, was Roman Emperor from 218 to 222. A member of the Severan Dynasty, he was Syrian, the second son of Julia Soaemias and Sextus Varius Marcellus. In his early youth he served as a priest of the god Elagabal (in Latin, Elagabalus) in the hometo... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elagabalus
[deity] Elagabalus or Heliogabalus is a Syro-Roman sun god. ==Cult== Elagabalus was initially venerated at Emesa in Syria. The name is the Latinized form of the Syrian Ilāh hag-Gabal, which derives from Ilāh `god` and gabal `mountain` (compare جبل jabal), resulting in `the God of the Mountain` the Emesene manifestation of the deity. Th... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elagabalus_(deity)