Dei-paturos
deity single tradition · 1
Dei-paturos is an Illyrian god. His name contains dei- ("sky") attached to -paturos, ("father").
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Demeter, Potnia of the Grain, Damatura
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“M. L. West has proposed that the word Demeter, initially Damater, could be a borrowing from an Illyrian deity attested in the Messapic goddess Damatura, with a form dā- ("earth", from PIE *dʰǵʰ(e)m-) attached to -matura ("mother"), akin to the Illyrian god Dei-paturos (dei-, "sky", attached to -paturos, "father"”
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