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Nabia

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Diana, the Roman goddess often compared to Nabia[1][page needed]

Nabia (or Navia) was a goddess of the Pre-Roman peoples of the Iberian Peninsula, although she also had an extended cult during the Roman occupation of the peninsula.[2]

Nabia was worshipped in many places on the Iberian Peninsula, sometimes in very different ways, leading some historians to suggest that "Nabia" was just a common word used by different peoples to refer to their deities (a theory questioned by others).[3][page needed] Due to the uncertainty of her nature, she is sometimes interpreted as a water deity,[1] other times she is associated with valleys, forests and hills,[4] and she's further seen as the goddess of fertility, health and abundance.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b FERREIRA, Daniela. Os Deuses foram honrados, 2022.
  2. ^ Estudios sobre la tabula siarensis, Anejos de Archivo Español de Arqueología IX, Madrid, 1988, p. 264.
  3. ^ MELENA, José L. Un ara votiva romana en el Gaitán, Cáceres, 1984.
  4. ^ Los Dioses de la Hispania Céltica, Madrid, 2002.[page needed]
  5. ^ "Um balneário com 3 mil anos". Público. 2007-02-28.

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