Gebeleizis
Sign in to saveGebeleizis was a god worshiped by the Getae, whose name has been interpreted as a theonym for the Indo-European sky and weather god, evidently also called by the Thracians with a symilar theonym – Zibelthiurdos or Zbelsurdos. In ancient literature he is mentioned only by Herodotus.
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Vinony's link graph records 259 inbound references to Gebeleizis, and connects out to Dacia, Bessi and Protochronism.
Vinony files it under Dacian gods, Horse deities and Rabbit deities.
Vinony links it to 7 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Instance of
- thunder deity
- Gender
- male
- Said to be same as
- Zalmoxis
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Gebeleizis was a god worshiped by the Getae, whose name has been interpreted as a theonym for the Indo-European sky and weather god, evidently also called by the Thracians with a symilar theonym – Zibelthiurdos or Zbelsurdos. In ancient literature he is mentioned only by Herodotus.
Gebeleizis was represented as a handsome man, sometimes wearing a beard. The lightning and thunder were his manifestations. According to Herodotus, some Getae equated Gebeleizis with Zalmoxis as the same god.
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