# Durius

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'''Durius''' or '''Durio''' was a god worshiped by the ancient [Lusitanians](/source/Lusitanians) and [Celtiberians](/source/Celtiberians) of the [Iberian Peninsula](/source/Iberian_Peninsula). He was a personification of what is today known as the river [Douro](/source/Douro) and is usually depicted holding a [fishing net](/source/fishing_net).<ref>{{cite book |last=Green |first=Miranda |author-link=Miranda Green (academic) |title=Dictionary of Celtic Myth and Legend |publisher=[Thames and Hudson](/source/Thames_and_Hudson) |location=London |year=1997 |url=https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofcelt00gree |url-access=registration |pages=[https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofcelt00gree/page/240 240] |isbn=9780500279755}}</ref> A shrine dedicated to him was known to exist in the vicinity of [Porto](/source/Porto) in Roman times.<ref>Forty, Jo. ''Mythology: A Visual Encyclopedia'', Sterling Publishing Co., 2001, p. 272.</ref>

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Category:Lusitanian gods
Category:Sea and river gods
Category:Personifications of rivers

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