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Duberdicus

Duberdicus or Duberdico, is a Lusitanian theonym, in the cultural area of Lusitania. It has historically been assumed that this was a water god, but Jorge de Alarcão disagrees with this assertion. He assumes that it is a theonym associated with a specific fortress.

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Duberdicus or Duberdico, is a Lusitanian theonym, in the cultural area of Lusitania (in the territory of modern Portugal). It has historically been assumed that this was a water god, but Jorge de Alarcão disagrees with this assertion (as well as several other alleged cases of water deities in the Lusitanian sphere). He assumes that it is a theonym associated with a specific fortress.1

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  1. Alarcão, Jorge de. 2009. “A religião de lusitanos e calaicos”, in Conimbriga, volume 48. Coimbra: Universidade de Coimbra, pages 81–121.