Dheghom
deity earth Proto-Indo-European single tradition · 1
Dheghom is the reconstructed Earth-goddess in Proto-Indo-European mythology, also known as the Broad One. She is portrayed as the vast and dark abode of mortals, the one who bears all things and creatures. She is commonly associated with fertility, growth, and death, and is conceived as the origin and final dwelling of human beings.
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – -2000
- Historical notes
- Reconstructed deity from Proto-Indo-European mythology, representing the Earth Mother figure.
Relationships
- consort of
- *Dyēus, Perkwunos, Dyḗws Ph₂tḗr
- co occurs with
- Dʰéǵʰōm Méh₂tēr, Divine Twins, H₂éwsōs
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“historical linguists and philologists have been able to reconstruct with a comfortable level of certainty several epithets and expressions that were associated with Dheghom in Proto-Indo-European times: *Pl̥th₂éwih₂ (the 'Broad One'), *Dʰéǵʰōm Méh₂tēr ('Mother-Earth')”
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