Trebaruna the Home-Guardian
Lusitanian · deity · Iron Age to Roman period · deity
Name leads with the English phrase 'the Home-Guardian'; attested votive form Trebaruna/Trebarune. Native theonym analysed as Celtic *trebo- ('house, dwelling') + *runā ('secret' or 'protectress'). Generally treated as female and as the consort-figure paired with Reve, though her exact gender and whether her role was domestic or martial remain debated. Known from epigraphy alone.
Domains
- home household
- war battle
Powers
- protect the household and dwelling
Epithets
- Trebaruna
Sources
- Cabeço das Fráguas inscription, Benespera (Guarda)
- J. Leite de Vasconcelos, Religiões da Lusitânia (Lisbon 1905)
- J. Leite de Vasconcelos (1905); S. Lambrino, discussion of the Lusitanian theonyms