Bandua the Town-Warden

Name leads with the English phrase 'the Town-Warden'; attested votive forms Bandua/Bandi/Bandue, generally in Galaico-Lusitanian dative. Native etymon often linked to a root *bhendh- ('to bind') — a god binding the community. The form Bandue/Bandua predominates north of the Douro, Bandi/Bande to the south. Known only from epigraphy; no narrative.

Domains

• community protection
• war battle

Powers

• protect a specific community or stronghold

Epithets

• Bandua

Sources

• J. C. Olivares Pedreño, Los dioses de la Hispania céltica (Madrid 2002)
• Olivares Pedreño, e-Keltoi 6 (2005)
• Olivares Pedreño, Los dioses de la Hispania céltica (2002)