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Dyēus
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Also known as Dyeus, Dyēus Pətḗr, Dyēws

' (), also ' (), is the reconstructed name of the daylight-sky god in Proto-Indo-European mythology. was conceived as a divine personification of the bright sky of the day and the seat of the gods, the . Associated with the vast diurnal sky and with the fertile rains, was often paired with *Dʰéǵʰōm, the Earth Mother, in a relationship of union and contrast.

Key facts

Deity.type
Indo-European
Deity.hinduism_equivalent
Dyaus
Deity.offspring
H₂éwsōs
Deity.equivalent2
Týr
Deity.equivalent2_type
Germanic
Deity.roman_equivalent
Jupiter
Deity.greek_equivalent
Zeus
Deity.equivalent3_type
Baltic
Deity.equivalent3
Dievas
Deity.Albanian_equivalent
Zojz
Deity.equivalent1
Zis
Deity.equivalent1_type
Messapic
Deity.equivalent4
Deipaturos
Deity.deity_of
Sky
Deity.venerated_in
Proto-Indo-European mythology
Deity.consort
Dʰéǵʰōm
Deity.equivalent4_type
Illyrian
Deity.equivalent5
Tiwaz

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18 sections
Contents
  • Name
  • Etymology
  • Epithets
  • Role
  • Consort
  • Evidence
  • Descendants
  • "Sky-Father" epithet
  • "Celestial" derivations
  • "Divine" derivations
  • Legacy
  • In Albanian tradition
  • In Slavic tradition
  • In non-Indo-European traditions
  • Footnotes
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • Further reading

' (), also ' (), is the reconstructed name of the daylight-sky god in Proto-Indo-European mythology. was conceived as a divine personification of the bright sky of the day and the seat of the gods, the . Associated with the vast diurnal sky and with the fertile rains, was often paired with *Dʰéǵʰōm, the Earth Mother, in a relationship of union and contrast.

While its existence is not directly attested by archaeological or written materials, is considered by scholars the most securely reconstructed deity of the Indo-European pantheon, as identical formulas referring to him can be found among the subsequent Indo-European languages and myths of the Vedic Indo-Aryans, Latins, Greeks, Phrygians, Messapians, Thracians, Illyrians, Albanians and Hittites.

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