Zalmoxis
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thumb|A Thracian tomb painting at the Aleksandrovska Grobnitsa ([[Bulgaria), which possibly depicts Zalmoxis, or a servant assisting him on a hunt.]] Zalmoxis is a divinity of the Getae and Dacians (a people of the lower Danube), mentioned by Herodotus in his Histories Book IV, 93–96, written before 425 BC.
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Herodotus
- Religion of the Getae
- Zalmoxian religion
- Etymology
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Primary sources
- Secondary sources
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|A Thracian tomb painting at the Aleksandrovska Grobnitsa ([[Bulgaria), which possibly depicts Zalmoxis, or a servant assisting him on a hunt.]] Zalmoxis is a divinity of the Getae and Dacians (a people of the lower Danube), mentioned by Herodotus in his Histories Book IV, 93–96, written before 425 BC.
He is said to have been so called from the bear's skin (ζάλμος, zalmos) in which he was clothed as soon as he was born.
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