Gebeleizis
Getae god
Gebeleizis (or Gebeleixis , Nebeleizis ) was a god worshiped by the Getae , probably related to the Thracian god of storm and lightning, Zibelthiurdos . [1] He 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.
He is also known as the Dacian knight Derzelas or Derzis.
He has been depicted on a throne or riding a horse, holding a bow in his left hand, joined by a snake going downwards towards the horse's head and an eagle holding a fish in his beak and a rabbit in his claws.
Other times he is depicted as a warrior, riding a horse, followed by a dog holding a lance, throwing it towards a wild boar, or as a peaceful horse rider holding a torch and a cornucopia.
He is also seen to have three heads, as a benevolent god.
Notes
- ↑ Tomashek, Die Alten Thraker , II, page 62
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