Laebo the Receiver of the Boar

Name leads with the English phrase 'the Receiver of the Boar' (its only defined cultic act); attested form Laebo/Labbo, in the dative. Etymology and even the number (singular vs. plural) and gender of the deity are unresolved, hence sex 'unknown'. Known only from the Cabeço das Fráguas and Plasencia inscriptions; no narrative.

Domains

• pastoral livestock

Powers

• receive the offering of a pig

Sources

• Cabeço das Fráguas inscription, Benespera (Guarda)
• Votive altar from Plasencia (Cáceres) reading Labbo; cf. Palaeohispanica / Dialnet study (2021)
• K. T. Witczak (1999); B. M. Prósper, 'On the Indo-European origin of two Lusitanian theonyms (laebo and reve)' (2024)