entities: ENT_IB_NABIA

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entity_id canonical_name greek_name tradition entity_type category primary_domains tags cult_scope primary_period evidence_confidence review_status inclusion_basis earth_association_score chthonic_flag serpent_flag short_note entity_class
ENT_IB_NABIA Nabia   Iberian/Lusitanian river and mountain goddess Nature Deity rivers; water; mountains; nature; territorial protection       A           Nabia (variants: Navia, Naeva, Nabia) is a goddess of rivers and mountains attested in Latin votive inscriptions from Lusitania and NW Hispania, including modern Portugal (particularly the Minho and Lima river districts) and Galicia. Her name connects with the river Navia in NW Spain (modern Asturias/Galicia) and likely with a broader root for flowing water (cf. Gaulish nava, Old Irish naue, "flowing water / boat"). She is a landscape deity whose domain encompasses rivers, springs, and mountain waters — the sacred geography of the NW Iberian plateau and Atlantic zone. She appears both alone and in combination with Jupiter in some dedications (Nabia Corona, with a crown epithet suggesting a territorial or queenly function), but never with the Roman water deities specifically, suggesting her river patronage was understood as a distinct indigenous function. Confidence A: consistently attested across multiple provinces. Olivares Pedreño (2002) pp. 161-180; Blázquez (1962) pp. 101-120. deity

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