- 'horse breeder'; Messapic:
menzanas,
appearing as an
epithet in Zis
Menzanas,
found in
votive inscriptions, and in
Iuppiter Menzanas,
mentioned in a p****age...
-
interpreted to mean 'Horseman', and a
cognate to
Illyrian Menzanas (as in "Juppiter/Jove
Menzanas" 'Juppiter of the foals' or 'Juppiter on a horse'); Albanian...
-
Tarentine artist. The
Messapic sky god was also
worshiped as Zis
Menzanas. The root in
menzanas is a
cognate of the
Albanian mëz or mâz 'foal', from *me(n)za-...
-
Menzanas was a
local Messapian deity whose name
literally translates as "Lord of Horses". He was
often worshipped under the
epithet Juppiter Menzanas...
- 'horse breeder'; Messapic:
menzanas,
appearing as an
epithet in Zis
Menzanas,
found in
votive inscriptions, and in
Iuppiter Menzanas,
mentioned in a p****age...
- the
semantic field of 'horses', also seen in
Illyrian theonym Iuppiter Menzanas and
Albanian mëz-i 'foal'. It was an
important stronghold of the Messapii...
- sky god Zis, the
practice of
living horse sacrifice to Zis
Menzanas (Iovis/Iuppiter
Menzanas), the
fulfilling of
oracles for
anyone who
slept wrapped in...
- are also
considered cognates. An
obscure deity called Jove or
Juppiter Menzanas is
attested in
relation to the
Messapians of Sallentini. See also: Nëna...
- Iliad.
Further relevant Paleo-Balkan
evidence can be seen in
Iuppiter Menzanas,
mentioned in a p****age
written by
Festus in
relation to a
Messapian horse...
-
Soldier 1998 Logan's War:
Bound by
Honor Johnny 2002
Stealing Harvard Loach's
Friend 2004
Cross Bronx Eddie Fusco 2006 Hitman:
Blood Money Rudy
Menzana...
