Information AboutDyeus |
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| indo-european | |
| indo-european deities | |
| indo-european mythology | |
| sky and weather gods | |
| etymologies | |
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Later gods who are etymologically connected with Dyeus include
Also etymologically connected is the Latin word for God , ''deus'', the word for the Christian God used by the Roman Catholic Church . The latin word is also continued in English ''divine'', ''deity'', and the original Germanic word remains visible in ''Tuesday'' (originally "Day of Tiwaz"). ''Dyeus'' was addressed as ''Dyeu Phter'', literally " Sky Father " or "''shining father''", as reflected in Latin Jupiter , Greek ''Zeu pater'', Sanskrit ''Dyau Pita''. In his aspect as a Father God, his consort was ''Pltvi Mhter'', " Earth Mother ". As the pantheons of the individual mythologies related to the Proto-Indo-European Religion evolved, attributes of Dyeus were sometimes redistributed to other, newer gods. In Greek and Roman mythology, Dyeus remained the chief god, while in Vedic and Germanic mythology, the etymological continuants of Dyeus became pale, rather featureless gods, and his original attributes, and his dominance over other gods, were transferred to gods whose names cannot be reconstructed for Proto-Indo-European times, such as Odin , Thor or Indra . SEE ALSO REFERENCES |