Sabazios
A deity of Phrygian origin also favoured in the Balkans / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sabazios (Ancient Greek: Σαβάζιος, romanized: Sabázios, modern pronunciation Savázios; alternatively, Sabadios[3]) is a deity originating in Asia Minor.[4] He is the horseman and sky father god of the Phrygians and Thracians.[citation needed]
Sabazios gained prominence across the Roman Empire, particularly favored in the Central Balkans due to Thracian influence. Scholarly debate has long debated Sabazios' origins, with current consensus leaning towards his Phrygian roots.[4]
Though the Greeks interpreted Phrygian Sabazios[5] as both Zeus and Dionysus,[6] representations of him, even into Roman times, show him always on horseback, wielding his characteristic staff of power.