Editing Ophiussa (section)

==Land of the ''Ophi''==
The ''Ophi'' people lived mainly in the inland mountains of Northern Portugal (and [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]]). Others say they lived mainly by the estuaries of the rivers [[Douro]] and [[Tagus]]. The ''Ophi'' worshiped [[Snake|serpents]], hence ''Land of Serpents''. There have surfaced a few archeological findings that could be related to this people or culture. Some believe that the [[european dragon|dragon]] sometimes represented as a [[griffin]], from the original Winged Serpent, or [[Wyvern]] (the traditional Portuguese ''Serpe Real''), old crest of the crown of the Kings of Portugal and later of the Emperors of Brazil, is linked to local people or to the [[Celts]] who had previously invaded the area and could also have been the influence for the ''Ophi'' cult.