Papaeus
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Papaeus is the Scythian personification of Heaven and equivalent of the Zoroastrian great god Ahura Mazdā. He is a divine father, reflected in the original Scythian name *Pāpaya, meaning "father." Papaios was the consort of the Earth goddess Api and was equated by Herodotus with the Greek god Zeus.
When
- First attested
- 500 BCE
- Attested period
- -500 – 500
- Historical notes
- Herodotus lived roughly 5th century BCE.
Relationships
- consort of
- Api
- syncretized with
- Ahura Mazda, Zeus
- child of
- Tabiti
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“The Scythian personification of Heaven and equivalent of the Zoroastrian great god Ahura Mazdā (𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁 𐬀𐬵𐬎𬀭) was the god Papaeus (Ancient Greek: Παπαῖος, romanized: Papaîos), who, like Ahura Mazdā, was also a divine father.”
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