Dyēus
Sign in to save' (), also ' (), is the reconstructed name of the daylight-sky god in Proto-Indo-European mythology. was conceived as a divine personification of the bright sky of the day and the seat of the gods, the . Associated with the vast diurnal sky and with the fertile rains, was often paired with *Dʰéǵʰōm, the Earth Mother, in a relationship of union and contrast.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Indo-European
- Deity.hinduism_equivalent
- Dyaus
- Deity.offspring
- H₂éwsōs
- Deity.equivalent2
- Týr
- Deity.equivalent2_type
- Germanic
- Deity.roman_equivalent
- Jupiter
- Deity.greek_equivalent
- Zeus
- Deity.equivalent3_type
- Baltic
- Deity.equivalent3
- Dievas
- Deity.Albanian_equivalent
- Zojz
- Deity.equivalent1
- Zis
- Deity.equivalent1_type
- Messapic
- Deity.equivalent4
- Deipaturos
- Deity.deity_of
- Sky
- Deity.venerated_in
- Proto-Indo-European mythology
- Deity.consort
- Dʰéǵʰōm
- Deity.equivalent4_type
- Illyrian
- Deity.equivalent5
- Tiwaz
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Article
18 sectionsContents
- Name
- Etymology
- Epithets
- Role
- Consort
- Evidence
- Descendants
- "Sky-Father" epithet
- "Celestial" derivations
- "Divine" derivations
- Legacy
- In Albanian tradition
- In Slavic tradition
- In non-Indo-European traditions
- Footnotes
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
' (), also ' (), is the reconstructed name of the daylight-sky god in Proto-Indo-European mythology. was conceived as a divine personification of the bright sky of the day and the seat of the gods, the . Associated with the vast diurnal sky and with the fertile rains, was often paired with *Dʰéǵʰōm, the Earth Mother, in a relationship of union and contrast.
While its existence is not directly attested by archaeological or written materials, is considered by scholars the most securely reconstructed deity of the Indo-European pantheon, as identical formulas referring to him can be found among the subsequent Indo-European languages and myths of the Vedic Indo-Aryans, Latins, Greeks, Phrygians, Messapians, Thracians, Illyrians, Albanians and Hittites.