-
origin of a
theonym can
serve as
basis for
theories of its
historical origin.
Metaphysical and
mystical meanings are also
discerned in
theonyms, as in Kabbalah...
- from
Mount Gerizim (3rd or the
beginning of the 2nd
century BCE). The
theonyms YHW and YHH are
found in the
Elephantine papyri of
about 500 BCE. One ostracon...
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against paganism. Additionally, more
numerous sources in
which Slavic theonyms are
preserved include names,
proper names,
place names, folk holidays,...
- In
ancient Gr****
religion and myth,
Eukarpia ("well-fruited" or "She of the rich harvest") was a
divine personification of fertility, or an
epithet or...
- From PIE *weh2-tu- ('prophesy'). The stem is also
found in the
Celtic theonym from
Belgica Vatumar-. *weletos 'seer' Gaul.
uelets OIr.
filed MW gwelet...
- In Manichaeism,
Zarathustra is
considered one of the four
prophets of the faith,
along with Buddha,
Jesus and Mani. Mani
believed that the
teachings of...
-
Abandinus was a
theonym used to
refer to a
Celtic god or male
spirit worshipped in
Godmanchester in
Cambridgeshire during the Romano-Celtic period. Abandinus...
- "Nuristani
Theonyms in
Light of
Historical Phonology".
Roots of Peristan, Rome, Italy: 350. Halfmann,
Jakob (2023). "Nuristani
Theonyms in
Light of Historical...
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Duberdicus or Duberdico, is a
lusitanian theonym, in the
cultural area of
Lusitania (in the
territory of
modern Portugal). It has
historically been ****umed...
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Chernobog and Belobog: many
scholars recognize the
authenticity of
these theonyms and
explain them, for example, as gods of good and evil; on the
other hand...
