Bel
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[edit] Mythology
- Bel (god), a Semitic deity
- Belenus or Bel; a Celtic deity
- Bel (mythology), a title (meaning "lord" or "master") for various gods in Babylonian religion
[edit] People
- Eógan Bél (died 542), a king of Connacht (in what is now Ireland)
- Jean Le Bel (c. 1290-1370), medieval Flemish chronicler
- Joseph Achille Le Bel (1847-1930), French chemist
- Matthias Bel (1684-1749), Hungarian scholar, polymath and Lutheran pastor
- Bel Kaufman (born 1911), American teacher and author, best known for writing the novel Up the Down Staircase
- Bel Mooney (born 19460), English journalist and broadcaster
- Bel Powley, British actress
[edit] Fictional characters
- Bel Arvardan, in Isaac Asimov's novel Pebble in the Sky
- Bel Riose, in Isaac Asimov's Foundation series
- Bel (Dungeons & Dragons), lord of the first of The Nine Hells, in Dungeons and Dragons games
[edit] Places
- Bél, the Hungarian name for Beliu Commune, Arad County, Romania
- Bel Mountain, in the Zagros Mountains of west/southwestern Iran
[edit] Languages
- Bel languages, spoken in northern Papua New Guinea
- ISO 639 code for the Belarussian language
[edit] Other uses
- Bel, a seldom used unit equal to 10 decibels
- Bel marriage (Ihi), Newar girls' mock-marriage to the bel fruit in Nepal
- Groupe Bel, a French cheese company
[edit] See also
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