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*Dyeus (also *Dyeus ph2ter) is the reconstructed chief deity of the Proto-Indo-European
Proto-Indo-Europeans

The Proto-Indo-Europeans were the speakers of the Proto-Indo-European language, and likely lived around 4000 BC, during the Copper Age and the Bronze Age, or possibly earlier, during the Neolithic or Paleolithic eras....
 pantheon
Pantheon (gods)

A pantheon is a set of all the gods of a particular polytheistic religion or mythology.Max Weber's 1922 opus, Economy and Society discusses the link between a pantheon of gods and the development of monotheism....
. He was the god of the daylight sky, and his position may have mirrored the position of the patriarch
Patriarch

Originally a patriarch was a man who exercised Autocracy authority as a pater familias over an extended family. The system of such rule of families by senior males is called patriarchy....
 or monarch in society
Proto-Indo-European society

The society of the Proto-Indo-Europeans existed during the Bronze Age , and has been reconstructed through analyses of modern Indo-European societies as well as archaeological evidence....
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Later gods who are etymologically connected with Dyeus include:

Dyeus group:

Rooted in the related but distinct Indo-European word *deiwos is the Latin
Latin

Latin is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Through the Military history of the Roman Empire, Latin spread throughout the Mediterranean and a large part of Europe....
 word for deity
Deity

A deity is a postulated preternatural or supernatural immortal being, who may be thought of as holy, divinity, or sacred, held in high regard, and respected by human beings....
, deus
DEUS

Deus is a Rock music musical ensemble based in Antwerp, Belgium, currently consisting of Tom Barman , Klaas Janzoons , St?phane Misseghers , Alan Gevaert and Mauro Pawlowski ....
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*Dyeus (also *Dyeus ph2ter) is the reconstructed chief deity of the Proto-Indo-European
Proto-Indo-Europeans

The Proto-Indo-Europeans were the speakers of the Proto-Indo-European language, and likely lived around 4000 BC, during the Copper Age and the Bronze Age, or possibly earlier, during the Neolithic or Paleolithic eras....
 pantheon
Pantheon (gods)

A pantheon is a set of all the gods of a particular polytheistic religion or mythology.Max Weber's 1922 opus, Economy and Society discusses the link between a pantheon of gods and the development of monotheism....
. He was the god of the daylight sky, and his position may have mirrored the position of the patriarch
Patriarch

Originally a patriarch was a man who exercised Autocracy authority as a pater familias over an extended family. The system of such rule of families by senior males is called patriarchy....
 or monarch in society
Proto-Indo-European society

The society of the Proto-Indo-Europeans existed during the Bronze Age , and has been reconstructed through analyses of modern Indo-European societies as well as archaeological evidence....
.

Later gods who are etymologically connected with Dyeus include:

Dyeus group:
  • Greek
    Greek mythology

    Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the Ancient Greece concerning their List of Greek mythological figures#Immortals and Greek hero cult, Cosmology#Metaphysical cosmology, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices....
     Zeus
    Zeus

    Zeus in Greek mythology is the king of the gods, the ruler of Mount Olympus and the god of the sky father and List of thunder gods. His symbols are the thunderbolt, eagle, bull , and oak....
  • Roman
    Roman mythology

    Roman mythology, or more appropriately, Latin mythology, refers to the mythology beliefs of the Italic people inhabiting the region of Latium and its main city, Rome....
     Iuppiter
  • Irish
    Irish mythology

    The mythology of pre-Christian Ireland did not entirely survive the conversion to Christianity, but much of it was preserved, shorn of its religious meanings, in medieval Irish literature, which represents the most extensive and best preserved of all the branches of Celtic mythology....
     The Dagda
    The Dagda

    The Dagda is an important deity of Irish mythology. The Dagda is a father-figure and a protector of the tribe. In some texts his father is Elatha, in others his mother is Ethlinn....
  • Gallo-Roman
    Gallo-Roman culture

    The term Galo-Roman describes the Romanized culture of Gaul under the rule of the Roman Empire. This was characterized by the Gaulish adoption or adaptation of Roman mores and way of life in a uniquely Gaulish context....
     Dis Pater
    Dis Pater

    Dis Pater, or Dispater , was a Roman mythology and Celtic polytheism of the underworld, later subsumed by Pluto or Hades . Originally a chthonic god of riches, fertile agricultural land, and underground mineral wealth, he was later commonly equated with the Roman deities Pluto and Orcus , becoming an underworld....
  • Lithuanian
    Baltic mythology

    For Baltic mythology, see*Latvian mythology*Lithuanian mythology...
     Dievas
    Dievas

    Lithuanian language Dievas, Latvian language Dievs, Old Prussian language Deiws, Sudovian language Deivas was the supreme god in the Baltic mythology and one of the most important deities together with Perkunas....
  • Vedic
    Historical Vedic religion

    The religion of the Vedic period is the historical predecessor of Hinduism. Its liturgy is reflected in the Mantra portion of the four Vedas, which are compiled in Sanskrit....
     
    Dyaus Pita

    In the historical vedic religion is the Sky Father, husband of Prithvi and father of Agni and Indra .Derivatives can be found in the Proto-Indo-European religion sky god *Dyeus, who appears in Greek language as Zeus pater , in Latin as Jupiter , in Slavic mythology as Rod , and Germanic and Norse mythology as Tyr or Ziu....
  • possibly Dionysos, and Thracian Sabazios
    Sabazios

    Sabazios is the nomadic horseman and sky father god of the Phrygians and Thracians. In Indo-European languages, such as Phrygian language, the '-zios' element in his name derives from dyeus, the common precursor of 'deus' and Zeus....
     (from Saba Zeus?)


Rooted in the related but distinct Indo-European word *deiwos is the Latin
Latin

Latin is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Through the Military history of the Roman Empire, Latin spread throughout the Mediterranean and a large part of Europe....
 word for deity
Deity

A deity is a postulated preternatural or supernatural immortal being, who may be thought of as holy, divinity, or sacred, held in high regard, and respected by human beings....
, deus
DEUS

Deus is a Rock music musical ensemble based in Antwerp, Belgium, currently consisting of Tom Barman , Klaas Janzoons , St?phane Misseghers , Alan Gevaert and Mauro Pawlowski ....
. The Latin word is also continued in English divine, deity, and the original Germanic word remains visible in Tuesday
Tuesday

Tuesday is a day of the week in the Gregorian calendar. According to the international standard ISO 8601, it is the second day of the week....
 (originally "Day of Tiwaz").

Deiwos group:
  • Germanic
    Germanic paganism

    Germanic paganism refers to the religion beliefs of the Germanic peoples preceding Christianization. The best documented version of the Germanic pagan religions is 10th and 11th century Norse paganism, though other information can be found from Anglo-Saxon paganism and Continental Germanic mythology....
     Tiwaz
    Tyr

    File:T?r by Fr?lich.jpgT?r is the god of single combat, victory and heroic glory in Norse mythology, portrayed as a one-handed man. In the late Icelandic Eddas, he is portrayed, alternately, as the son of Odin or of Hymir , while the origins of his name and his possible relationship to Tuisto suggest he was once considered the father of...
     (later known as Tyr)
  • Latin
    Religion in ancient Rome

    Ancient Roman religion encompasses the collection of beliefs and rituals practised in ancient Rome in the form of cult practices. It is therefore the practical counterpart of Roman mythology....
     Deus
    DEUS

    Deus is a Rock music musical ensemble based in Antwerp, Belgium, currently consisting of Tom Barman , Klaas Janzoons , St?phane Misseghers , Alan Gevaert and Mauro Pawlowski ....
  • Baltic
    Balts

    For the similarly named ethnic group inhabiting northern Pakistani Kashmir, see Balti peopleThe Balts or Baltic peoples , defined as speakers of one of the Baltic languages, a branch of the Indo-European languages family, are descended from a group of Indo-Europeans tribes who settled the area between lower Vistula and upper D...
     Dievas
    Dievas

    Lithuanian language Dievas, Latvian language Dievs, Old Prussian language Deiws, Sudovian language Deivas was the supreme god in the Baltic mythology and one of the most important deities together with Perkunas....
  • Slavic
    Slavic mythology

    Slavic mythology is the mythological aspect of the polytheism that was practised by the Slavs prior to Christianisation.The religion possesses numerous common traits with other religions descended from the Proto-Indo-European religion....
     Dažbog
  • Indo-Iranian
    Indo-Iranian

    Indo-Iranian can refer to:* Indo-Iranian languages* Prehistoric Indo-Iranians * Indo-European languages* Proto-Indo-Iranian religion* Proto-Indo-Iranian language...
     Deva
    Deva (Hinduism)

    Deva is the Sanskrit word for "god, deity". It can be variously interpreted as a god, spirit, demi-god, Celestial, deity or any supernatural being of high excellence....
    /Daeva
    Daeva

    Daeva is the Avestan language term for a particular sort of supernatural entity with disagreeable characteristics.In the Gathas, the oldest texts of the Zoroastrianism canon, the daevas are 'wrong gods' or 'false gods' or 'gods that are rejected'....
Dyeus was addressed as Dyeu Ph2ter, literally "Sky Father
Sky father

The sky father is a recurring theme in mythology. The sky father is the complement of the earth mother and appears in some creation myths, many of which are European or ancient Near Eastern....
" or "shining father", as reflected in Latin Jupiter, Dispater and deus pater, Greek Zeu pater, Sanskrit or DyausPitrah. In his aspect as a father god, his consort was Pltwih2 Mh2ter, "Earth Mother".

As the pantheons of the individual mythologies related to the Proto-Indo-European religion
Proto-Indo-European religion

The existence of similarities among the Deity and religious practices of the Indo-Europeans peoples allows glimpses of a common Proto-Indo-Europeans religion and mythology....
 evolved, attributes of Dyeus were sometimes redistributed to other, newer deities. In Greek and Roman mythology, Dyeus remained the chief god, while in Vedic mythology, the etymological continuant of Dyeus became a very abstract god, and his original attributes, and his dominance over other gods, were transferred to gods whose names can (Agni
Agni

Agni is a Hindu and Rigvedic deities. The word agni is Sanskrit for "fire" , cognate with Latin ignis , Russian ????? , Polish "ogien," Lithuanian - ugnis - all with the meaning 'fire' -, with the reconstructed Proto-Indo-European root being h1?gni-....
) or cannot (Indra
Indra

Indra is the god of War and Weather, also the King of the gods or Deva and Lord of Heaven or Swarga in Hinduism. Mentioned first as the chief deity in the sacred Hindu text of Rig Veda, Indra is bestowed with a heroic and almost brash and amorous character....
) be reconstructed for Proto-Indo-European times.

See also

  • Proto-Indo-European religion
    Proto-Indo-European religion

    The existence of similarities among the Deity and religious practices of the Indo-Europeans peoples allows glimpses of a common Proto-Indo-Europeans religion and mythology....