Amazing connections between Shiva & Sabazius
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The Samothracian and Phrygian Mysteries are considered the oldest by the greeks. And at the helm of these is Orpheus, the Thracian Bard. the Phrygians and Thracians are separated by the Bosporus Strait, which is the border of Europe and Asia. The place where east meets west. The mysteries of both the Thracians and Phrgyians are very similar, yet the names of the deities may differ. For example, the great mother of the Thracians is Zemele, hinting to the Mother of Dionysus Semele's divinity to the thracians. But the son of Zemele is called ZALMOXIS. Zalmoxis is clearly the same deity who the phrygians call SABAZIUS. both are depicted as riding the horse, and wielding thunderbolts. This proves that Zalmoxis and Sabaius are both influenced by Dionysus in their respected regions. Through linguistical analyisi and the writings of Herodotus, we can really see this as fact.
Zalmoxis or Salmoxis as Aristotle calls him, has etymological connections to Dionysus through the name meaning "Zemele/Semele Son". Zemele or Semele means Earth in thracian and dacian. Clear connection to Dionysus. And whats even more interesting, if you noticed herodotus gives a second name for Zalmoxis , which is GEBELEIZIS. This breaks down in two words GEBELE + IZIS "cybele's Zeus". Showing connections to SABAZIUS and the Phyrgian great mother Cybele. Heyschius tells us that gebelizis was also called Sabazius by the Goths of the Jordanes, and equated this god with Cronos & Saturn. Mnaseas of Patrae identified Zalmoxis with Cronos, which makes this connection even stronger, since both are underwold kings and judges of the dead who give agriculture and equality for the poor and rich. In fact, Dionysus, although he's the grandson of Saturn, according to Nonnus has his spirit.
Zalmoxis survives in the pagan north for centuries.
in the 13th century, Zalmoxis as evolved into Žemeliūkštis, as well as the earth goddess Zemele, now called Žemyna are being worshipped by the Gothic pagans living in the far north.
This would be the last surviving trace of the ancient bronze age dionysian religion.
Žemeliūkštis father, Perkūnas, married to his mother Zemyna a deity connected to Oak trees, storms and thunderbolts like Zeus, shows that many of these ancient elements are still intact in medieval europe. The Germanic is related to the VEdic pantheons through linguistics that both trace back to Proto-Indo European.
The God Shiva and Dionysus are both depicted as young beautifal effiminate, both riding on animals and wearing animal skins, and carrying a magic staff or wand. Shiva, Like dionysus is also known as a Cthonic Lord who is associated with arts, intoxication and revelry. Strabos cites texts of Megasthenes Indica, of the time of Alexander the Great call Shiva "Indian Dionysus", or alternatively Euripides calls Dionysus "god of the Orient" because of their Similar, the use of phallus within the mysteries and intoxication by a sacred drink.
Kykeon and Soma may be made differently, but their purpose was to put the initiates into the state of the frenzy so they can recieve the inspiration of the god. What's even more mind blowing, is when we look at the Phrygian Dionysus known as Sabazius, his name SABA + DIOS has proto-indo european roots that trace back to SWA + DAEWA which in turn is related to SHIVA + DAEVA. And we know that the vedic aryans once lived in between the black and caucasus region, which is where Sabazius was venerated. Once again, demonstrating how ancient and widespread the dionysian religion is.
c. 2350–2000 BCE Mohenjo Daro Archaeology shows a "proto Shiva" as a horned deity, described as a master of animals and plants. The oldest form of Dionysus, according to Diodorus of Sicily, is from ASIA, and some claim that it could be from this region, who also was horned and mastered animal husbandry.
"Some writers of myths, however, relate that there was a second Dionysus who was much earlier in time than the one we have just mentioned, Sabazius...
They state also that he excelled in sagacity and was the fist to attempt the yoking of oxen and by their aid to effect the sowing of the seed, this being the reason why they also represent him having horns." - Diodorus 4.4
The Vedic Religion shows direct connections to these 3 medieval lithuanian gods that evolved from Zalmoxis, Zeus and Semele, through lingustic connections as well as the mythology itself through Indra Mitra & Varuna. The Mitra-Varuna Dichotomy is comparable to the Apollonian-Dionysian dichotomy I explained earlier. But according to Philologist Jan de Vries, ODIN, the Norse God also has a relationship with this duality of opposites.
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