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The goddess Nabia was very popular in the territory of the [[Callaici Bracari]] with several inscriptions, like the one in a [[Celtic languages|Celtic language]] at Braga's ''[[Idol's Fountain|Fonte do Ídolo]]'' ([[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] for the ''Fountain of the Idol''). |
The goddess Nabia was very popular in the territory of the [[Callaici Bracari]] with several inscriptions, like the one in a [[Celtic languages|Celtic language]] at Braga's ''[[Idol's Fountain|Fonte do Ídolo]]'' ([[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] for the ''Fountain of the Idol''). |
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==See also== |
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*[[Casto culture]] |
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*[[Pre-Roman peoples of the Iberian Peninsula]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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* García Fernández-Albalat, Blanca - Guerra y Religión en la Gallaecia y la Lusitania Antiguas. A Coruña. 1990. |
* García Fernández-Albalat, Blanca - Guerra y Religión en la Gallaecia y la Lusitania Antiguas. A Coruña. 1990. |
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* Olivares Pedreño, Juan Carlos - Los Dioses de la Hispania Céltica. Madrid. 2002. |
* Olivares Pedreño, Juan Carlos - Los Dioses de la Hispania Céltica. Madrid. 2002. |
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== External links== |
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* [http://web.archive.org/web/20040604072212/http://www.terravista.pt/guincho/1915/Lusitani.htm Religiões da Lusitânia] (in Portuguese) |
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* [http://www.arqueotavira.com/Mapas/Iberia/Populi.htm Detailed map of the Pre-Roman Peoples of Iberia (around 200 BC)] |
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[[Category:Sea and river goddesses]] |
[[Category:Sea and river goddesses]] |
Revision as of 17:44, 17 December 2007
Nabia was the celtic goddess of rivers and water in Gallaecian and Lusitanian mythology, in the territory of modern Galicia (Spain) and Portugal.
The present-day Navia River in Galicia, was named in honor of the deity. Likewise, the Neiva River, near Braga (Bracara Augusta, old Roman capital of Gallaecia) is also named after her.
The goddess Nabia was very popular in the territory of the Callaici Bracari with several inscriptions, like the one in a Celtic language at Braga's Fonte do Ídolo (Portuguese for the Fountain of the Idol).
See also
References
- Coutinhas, José Manuel - Aproximação à identidade etno-cultural dos Callaici Bracari.Porto. 2006.
- García Fernández-Albalat, Blanca - Guerra y Religión en la Gallaecia y la Lusitania Antiguas. A Coruña. 1990.
- Olivares Pedreño, Juan Carlos - Los Dioses de la Hispania Céltica. Madrid. 2002.