Duberdicus the Water-Numen
Lusitanian · deity · Roman period · Recorded classification
Name leads with the English phrase 'the Water-Numen', reflecting the traditional *dubro- ('water') reading; the rival 'fortress-name' interpretation (Alarcão) is recorded honestly above. Attested votive form Duberdico. Known from one inscription only — minimal evidence, no narrative.
Domains
- springs sacred waters
Sources
- Duberdicus is a Lusitanian theonym known from a single inscription in the Guimarães region; long assumed to be a water-god (the first element compared with Celtic *dubro- 'water'), though Jorge de Alarcão argues it may instead be a name tied to a specific fortress.: Duberdicus dedication, Guimarães (inscription); J. de Alarcão, discussion of the Lusitanian theonyms; J. d'Encarnação, Divindades indígenas (1975) (secondary)