Gurzil
Gurzil was an ancient Berber deity. In the Latin poem Iohannis by the 6th-century poet Corippus, he is the son of Ammon and a cow. The poem mentions multiple representations of the god, including a depiction as a bull which was taken into battle.
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When
- First attested
- 500 CE
- Attested period
- 500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in a 6th-century poem and an 11th-century text.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Vanammon, deus invictus Aulisva, Motmanius, Lilleus, Baldir Augustus, Kautus pater, Gilva, Ifru Augustus, Mastiman, Sinifere
- child of
- Ammon
Mentioned by
Sources
- peer reviewed
Source passages
“Bénabou describes Gurzil as a "bull-god", as does Véronique Brouquier-Reddé, who mentions that Corippus describes his mother as a cow. Peter Riedlberger argues against this conclusion, writing that Gurzil's link to cattle need not have extended beyond a general association.”
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“According to the 6th century AD author Corippus, a Libyan people known as the Laguatan carried an effigy of their god Gurzil, whom they believed to be the son of Ammon, into battle against the Byzantine Empire in the 540s AD.”
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“Sinifere, Mastiman and Gurzil.”
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