Lydian pantheon
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The Lydian pantheon was the collection of gods and goddesses worshipped by the ancient Lydian civilization in western Anatolia, blending indigenous deities with influences from neighboring Greek and Anatolian religions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lydian pantheon canonical | 1 |
| Lydian religion | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Near Eastern pantheon
ⓘ
pantheon ⓘ religious system ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | Mermnad dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithLanguage | Lydian language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy | syncretism of indigenous and foreign gods ⓘ |
| coreCity | Sardis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedBy |
Greek literary sources
ⓘ
Lydian inscriptions ⓘ archaeological remains at Sardis ⓘ |
| hasChiefDeity |
Kuvava
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qldans ⓘ |
| hasCultCenter |
Aegean coastal cities of Lydia
ⓘ
Sardis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDeity |
Artimu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Artimu (Artemis-type goddess) NERFINISHED ⓘ Kuvava NERFINISHED ⓘ Kuvava (Cybele-type goddess) NERFINISHED ⓘ Lydian Apollo-type god ⓘ Lydian Artemis-type goddess ⓘ Lydian Mother Goddess NERFINISHED ⓘ Lydian Zeus-type god ⓘ Lydian mountain gods ⓘ Lydian river gods ⓘ Marivda NERFINISHED ⓘ Marivda (Ares-type god) NERFINISHED ⓘ Paki NERFINISHED ⓘ Paki (Dionysos-type god) NERFINISHED ⓘ Qldans ⓘ Qλdãns (Qldans) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandas NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandas (Herakles-type god) NERFINISHED ⓘ Santas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceFrom |
Anatolian religions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greek religion NERFINISHED ⓘ Hittite-Luwian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ Phrygian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesCultType |
dynastic cults
GENERATED
ⓘ
local rural cults GENERATED ⓘ state cults GENERATED ⓘ |
| practicedIn |
Lydia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionOf | Lydians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesDeityTypesWith |
Greek pantheon
ⓘ
Hittite-Luwian pantheon NERFINISHED ⓘ Phrygian pantheon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1st millennium BCE
ⓘ
Iron Age ⓘ |
| worshipPractices |
animal sacrifice
ⓘ
festival celebrations ⓘ processions ⓘ votive offerings ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lydian religion