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Sandas

deity Luwian single tradition · 3

Sandas is presented as a titan in a distinct tradition. He is the offspring of heaven and earth and brother of Cronus, Rhea, Iapetus, Adanos, Olumbros and Ostasos. It is possible the portrayal of Sandas as a titan was a local tradition originating in Tarsus.

↻ synthesized from 3 sources

When

First attested
800 BCE
Attested period
-800 – 200
Historical notes
Associated with the Dark Gods in a Hieroglyphic Luwian text.

Relationships

sibling of
Adanos, Olumbros, Ostasos, Cronus, Rhea, Iapetus
co occurs with
Heptad, Adanos, Olumbros, Ostasos, Tarḫunna, Teššub, Iyarri, Šanta
allied with
Dark Gods
syncretized with
Heracles
child of
Heaven, earth

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (3)
  1. Sandon (god)
  2. Dark Gods (Anatolian)
  3. Šanta

Source passages

“A distinct tradition presented Sandas as a titan, as attested indirectly in the writings of Dio Chrysostom and directly later in these attributed to Stephanos of Byzantium, where "Sandes" is the offspring of heaven and earth and brother of Cronus, Rhea, Iapetus, Adanos, Olumbros and Ostasos.”

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