Sabaoth Adonai

deity sky Jewish single tradition · 1

A name for the Jewish God used in late-antique mysticism, where this deity is assimilated to the sun god Helios. This represents a mystical syncretization of Jewish and Greco-Roman divine concepts. The name combines the Hebrew epithets Sabaoth and Adonai.

When

First attested: 200 CE
Attested period: 200 – 600
Historical notes: Attested in late-antique mystical traditions as a syncretization with Helios.

Relationships

co occurs with: Iao, Dionysus, Saturn, Sabazius
syncretized with: Helios, Yahweh Sabaoth

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Mentioned by

Dionysus
Saturn
Sabazius
Yahweh Sabaoth

Sources

wikipedia (1)

Interpretatio graeca

Source passages

“In late-antique mysticism, the sun god Helios is sometimes assimilated to the Jewish God as Sabaoth Adonai and as Iao, Sabaoth.”
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