entity_relationships: 2319
Data license: MIT · Data source: jebboone/deitydb
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| relationship_id | subject_entity_id | relationship_type | object_entity_id | confidence | rationale | source_id | review_status | period_id |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2319 | ENT_THRA_ZALMOXIS | patron_of | ENT_DEAD | high | The core of the Zalmoxis cult as reported by Herodotus 4.94-95: the Getae believe they do not die but go to Zalmoxis, who is their deity of immortality and afterlife. The four-year messenger ritual (throwing a man onto spears to communicate with Zalmoxis) confirms his role as the sovereign of the dead and the revealer of immortality. Herodotus 4.94-96. | SRC_HERODOTUS_HISTORIES | reviewed | PER_THRA_IRON_AGE |