Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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God name "Sabazios" | Phrygian / NW Turkey | A god of Agriculture |
God name "Sabazios" | Phrygian / northwestern Turkey | God. Eventually Hellenized, identified with ZEUS and DIONYSOS and linked with Dionysiac mysteries, appearing in Athens from circa 400 BC. His device is a right hand cast in bronze and decorated with symbols representing his benevolence. His influence extended into Roman culture where he reached a height of popularity circa AD 200. As late as AD 300 there are frescoes of Sabazios in the tomb of Vibia whose husband was a priest of the god's cult.... |