Perkwunos
deity sky Proto-Indo-European single tradition · 2
Perkwunos is a Proto-Indo-European god characterized as a thunderer deity. Mars may ultimately be a thematic reflex of this god, having originally been a thunderer character.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Historical notes
- Proto-Indo-European period, reconstructed deity.
Relationships
- manifests as
- Mars
- co occurs with
- *Dyēus, H₂éwsōs, Dyḗws Ph₂tḗr, Dʰéǵʰōm Méh₂tēr, Divine Twins, Māmers, Maris
- consort of
- Dheghom
- has aspect
- Mars
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“Mars may ultimately be a thematic reflex of the Proto-Indo-European god Perkwunos, having originally been a thunderer character.”
#10126 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“According to Jackson, however, Dʰéǵʰōm is "a more fitting partner of Perkwunos than of Dyēus", since the former is commonly associated with fructifying rains as a weather god.”
#26804 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5