Gebeleizis
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Gebeleizis was a god worshiped by the Getae
, probably related to the Thracian
god of storm and lightning, Zibelthiurdos
. 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.
Getae
The Getae was the name given by the Greeks to several Thracian tribes that occupied the regions south of the Lower Danube, in what is today northern Bulgaria, and north of the Lower Danube, in Romania...
, probably related to the Thracian
Thracians
The ancient Thracians were a group of Indo-European tribes inhabiting areas including Thrace in Southeastern Europe. They spoke the Thracian language – a scarcely attested branch of the Indo-European language family...
god of storm and lightning, Zibelthiurdos
Zibelthiurdos
Zibelthiurdos was a Thracian god of storm and lightning like Gebeleizis god....
. He was represented as a handsome man, sometimes wearing a beard. The lightning and thunder
Thunder
Thunder is the sound made by lightning. Depending on the nature of the lightning and distance of the listener, thunder can range from a sharp, loud crack to a long, low rumble . The sudden increase in pressure and temperature from lightning produces rapid expansion of the air surrounding and within...
were his manifestations. According to Herodotus
Herodotus
Herodotus was an ancient Greek historian who was born in Halicarnassus, Caria and lived in the 5th century BC . He has been called the "Father of History", and was the first historian known to collect his materials systematically, test their accuracy to a certain extent and arrange them in a...
, some Getae
Getae
The Getae was the name given by the Greeks to several Thracian tribes that occupied the regions south of the Lower Danube, in what is today northern Bulgaria, and north of the Lower Danube, in Romania...
equated Gebeleizis with Zalmoxis
Zalmoxis
Zalmoxis , is a divinity of the Getae, mentioned by Herodotus in his Histories IV, 93-96...
as the same god.