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List of Gods : "Bassari" - 5 records

Name ▲▼	Origin ▲▼	Description ▲▼
God name "Båśśareus"	Greek	A surname of Dionysus which, according to the explanations of the Greeks, is derived from the long robe which the god himself and the Maenads used to wear in Thrace, and whence the Maenads themselves are often called båśśarae or båśśarides. Greek
"Clodones"	Greek	There were revels in Parnåśśus, in Phocis, Messenia, Arcadia, even Sparta. The festivals were held on mountains, with blazing torches, in dark Winter nights. The votaries were in large part women, and were known by many names,--Maenads, Thyiads, Clodones, Mimallones, Båśśarides, etc. They were clothed in fawn skins, carried thyrsi and in their ecstasies used to hunt wild animals, tear them in pieces, and sometimes eat them raw. Greek
God name "Unumbote"	Bassari / Togo, West Africa	Creator god. Engendered all living things on earth....
God name "Unumbotte"	Togo	Creator god. Båśśari, Togo
God name "Unumbotte Båśśari"	Togo	A creator god

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