Aion, also known as Æon, was a minor Anatolian deity in classical times. Aion was considered, in Late Antiquity, to be another form of Osiris-Dionysus. Aion should not be confused with the similarly named Aeon, a gnostic term for a certain type of divine entity (of which there were multiple instances). Asia Minor lies east of the Bosporus, between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean. ... Late Antiquity is a rough periodization (c. ... The term Osiris-Dionysus is used by some historians of religion to refer to a group of deities worshipped around the Mediterranean in the centuries prior to the birth of Jesus. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ...