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Encyclopedia > Lusitanian mythology

Lusitanian (or Ancient Portuguese) Gods were later related with the Celtic and Roman invaders. The Lusitani people adopted the Celt and Roman cults and influenced them with theirs. Many Lusitani gods were adopted by the Romans. Roman province of Lusitania, 120 AD Lusitania, an ancient Roman province approximately including current Portugal and part of western current Spain, named after the Lusitani or Lusitanian people. ... The word Celtic can refer to: the European Celtic people, ancient or modern the Celtic languages, spoken by these people and their modern descendents the Celtic (Lusitania), Celts from the Alentejo. ... Roman or Romans has several meanings, primarily related to the Roman citizens, but also applicable to typography, math, and a commune. ...


Endovelicus was the supreme god, being the god of health, and it formed a trinity with Ataegina, the Goddess of cure, Moon and rebirth; and Runesocesius, the javelin god. Endovelicus was an Iron Age god of public health and safety, worshipped in pre-Roman Lusitania. ... Ataegina (Portuguese: Atégina) was the Goddess of rebirth (Spring), fertility, nature, and cure in the Lusitanian mythology. ... Runesocesius was the God of Darts in Lusitanian mythology. ... Javelin can refer to several things: For the spear-like object, see Javelin throw. ...


The Lusitanians, as the Romans describe it, made human and animal sacrifices to their gods. They use their pagan religion to cure themselfs, for protection and for cursing someone.


List of Lusitanian Gods

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Tuy
Lusitanian Celtics
Celts

Ataegina (Portuguese: Atégina) was the Goddess of rebirth (Spring), fertility, nature, and cure in the Lusitanian mythology. ... Ares Lusitani is the God of Horses in Lusitanian mythology. ... Bormanico was the god of hot springs in Lusitanian mythology. ... Cariocecus was the god of war in Lusitanian mythology. ... Duberdicus was the god of fountains and water in Lusitanian mythology. ... Endovelicus was an Iron Age god of public health and safety, worshipped in pre-Roman Lusitania. ... Nabia was the Goddess of Rivers and Water in Lusitanian mythology. ... Runesocesius was the God of Darts in Lusitanian mythology. ... Tongoenabiagus was the God of Oaths Fountain in Lusitanian mythology. ... Trebaruna was the Goddess of the House, Battles and Death in Lusitanian mythology. ... Turiacus was the God of Power of the Grovi People (People from the historical Portuguese Province of Entre-Douro-e-Minho) in Lusitanian mythology. ... Mars Cariocecus was the God of War in Tuy in Lusitanian mythology. ... Bandonga was a goddess of the Lusitani Celts. ... Nantosvelta was a Celtic goddess of nature and the hunt, assimilated by the Romans to Diana. ... Sucellus was the god of agriculture, forests and alcoholic drinks in Lusitanian mythology. ...

See also

Roman province of Lusitania, 120 AD Lusitania, an ancient Roman province approximately including current Portugal and part of western current Spain, named after the Lusitani or Lusitanian people. ... The Lusitanian language (or Lusitani language) was a paleo-Iberian Indo-European language known by five inscription and numerous toponyms and theonyms. ... This list of deities aims at giving information about deities in the different religions, cultures and mythologies of the world. ... Ophiussa is the ancient name given by the ancient Greeks to the Portuguese territory. ...

External links

  • Religiões da Lusitânia (http://www.terravista.pt/guincho/1915/Lusitani.htm) (in Portuguese)

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Lusitanian mythology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (174 words)
Lusitanian (or Ancient Portuguese) Gods were later related with the Celtic and Roman invaders.
Endovelicus was the supreme god, being the god of health, and it formed a trinity with Ataegina, the Goddess of cure, Moon and rebirth; and Runesocesius, the javelin god.
The Lusitanians, as the Romans describe it, made human and animal sacrifices to their gods.
Mythology (903 words)
Mythology figures prominently in most religions, and most mythology is tied to at least one religion.
For the purposes of this article, therefore, we use the word "mythology" to refer to stories that, while they may or may not be strictly factual, reveal fundamental truths and insights about human nature, often through the use of archetypes.
Mythology is alive and well in the modern age through urban legends, scientific mythology, and many other ways.
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