*Dyēus

deity sky Proto-Indo-European single tradition · 8

*Dyēus is the Proto-Indo-European sky god and father of the dawn goddess *H₂éwsōs. His name appears in the formulaic epithet *Diwós Dʰuǵh₂tḗr ("Daughter of *Dyēus") associated with dawn deities across Indo-European traditions.

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Relationships

manifests as
Jupiter, Zeus
syncretized with
Zeus
has aspect
Zeus, Jupiter

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Sources

Source passages

“*H₂éwsōs is depicted as the opener of the doors or gates of heaven for her father, the sky god *Dyēus.”

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