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Proto Indo-european religious terminology

Types of deities

Ṇmṛtṓs - Immortals

ǵhutom - those who receive libations

G̑hṃg̑ṇ̄tṓs - Primordial deities

Deiwṓs - Celestial deities; also the general word for deities

Deiwós - Celestial deity (singular); also the general word for deity (singular)

Dhḗses - Warrior deities

Aisṓs - Terrestrial deities

Amséwes - Nature deities

Ḷbhéwes - Land spirits, elves or dwarves. Some types of Ḷbhéwes are:

Ak̑mṇyṓs - Spirits of stones and cliffs

Bhṛg̑hyṓs - Spirits of mountains and hills

Dhṃbhyṓs - Spirits of burial mounds and graves

Dhólyōs - Valley spirits

Ghórdhyōs - Garden spirits

Bhḹsyṓs - Flower spirits

Loukyṓs - Spirits of fields, groves and meadows

Sílwānōs - Forest spirits

Druyṓs - Tree spirits

Néigʷes - Water spirits or nymphs. Some types of Néigʷes are:

Bhrūyṓs - Spring/well spirits

Dānuyṓs - River spirits

Gléndyōs - Spirits of shores and riverbanks

Limṇyṓs - Spirits of lakes and reservoirs

Mreyṓs - Sea spirits

Nḗtores - Water dragons and Sea monsters

Dṃyṓs or Démspoteyes - Household spirits

Bhā́gōs, Dáimones or G̑ṇ̄yṓs - Personal tutelary deities. The divine nature of each individual person. Some can take animal form.

Dhróughōs - Cthonic spirits

Néres - Demigods, heroes and other spirits

Mṛtwṓs - the Dead, Ancestors

Cosmology

Ghórdhōs - Realms

Medhyódoru - World tree

Ák̑mōn (Dyḗus) - Heaven, where the Deiwṓs live

Ṇmṛtóm (Nek̑tṝ́) - elixir of immortality of the gods

Médhyom, Dhég̑hōm - Middle world, Earth

Dhubnóm (Bhudhmḗn) - Underworld

Ártus/Hártus/Rtóm - the principle of natural order that underlies all existence. The gods are its custodians

Dhḗtis - Human laws

Religious terms

G̑héutrom - Ritual of Offering

G̑hésṛnigʷs - Ritual purification

Némesos Dhḗtis - Establishing sacred space

Ásās Áistis - Lighting Altar Fire

Sómṇ - Hymn

Spóndās - Libation

Ádbhertās - Sacrifice

Ówiyōn - Omen

Dā́ps (Dəpnóm) - Feast

Ásās Sgʷéstis - Extinguishing of ritual fire

Ásā - Altar

Némos (Ghórdhos) - Sacred place

Dhəsnóm (Álks) - Shrine or Temple

Bhérg̑hmṇ - Seat of the gods

Roles

Bhérg̑hmēn - Priest

G̑héutōr - Priest in charge of prayers and hymns. Cantor

Ádbhertōr - Priest in charge of offerings and libations

Ā́terwēn - Priestess of the sacred fire

Bhā́dhlis (Lḗgis) - Enchanter or healer

Wā́tis - Seer

Drúwids (pl. Drúwides) - Expert in herbs

Kowḗis - Sage or Poet

From here and here

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Everyone please check them out ^^

Greetings, friends. How are you?

I too am well. This blog is gonna consist primarily of my personal interpretations of reconstructed Proto-Indo-European deities via comparative linguistics and mythology, and attempts to flesh them out in the name of detailed religious practice with possible syncretism (not at all uncommon for IE culture).

There will also definitely be some talk of other deities because I am deeply interested in reconstructing poorly understood deities and their roles, and I believe doing so can help us better reconstruct PIE deities.

The primary sources I use for establishing what deities to reconstruct(and how to do so) are the Senowera/Sénā Swedhā́ document, Arya Akasha, and Ceisiwr Serith's blog. The Senowera/Sénā Swedhā́ document has the widest selection of PIE deities, so it is often my jumping off point, although I do not agree with all of it reconstructions(for example, I find the evidence for Mawortes essentially non-existent. That doesn't wholly invalidate praxis, because of the PIE's clear deification of abstractions, but it's certainly not historical). I highly recommend checking out the Looking At the Deiwos blog here on tumblr. It's a great intro to the deities, uses most of the resources I've mentioned above, and is an all-around great resource. I often feel their entries on the gods are a bit lacking in detail but I am a nerd who obsesses over minutiae and my desire to explore some more complex and theoretical ideas about the gods is why I'm starting this blog.

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DISCLAIMER: I'm not an academic or a scholar, just a nerd. I rarely sight my sources and typically do so improperly because, frankly, that's tedious. I'm not trying to reconstruct the historic PIE gods entirely accurately, others who are far more qualified than I have done that to my satisfaction. I'm trying to, primarily, flesh out the underdeveloped deities with some more speculative reconstruction for current religious purposes.

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I also recommend Ceisiwr Serith's book on the subject, Deep Ancestors: Practicing the Religion of the Proto-Indo-Europeans. It adds a lot of detail to PIE theology, cosmology, and above all else it is an invaluable resource on ritual and it's extremely important structure. Incredible read for those of us who prefer a detailed and ordered look a such a religion. We are definitely gonna get into a lot of other things, as one of the main ideas behind my creating this blog is to expand upon the foundational resources by fleshing out the deities, albeit very theoretically and by potentially engaging in a little syncretism rather than focusing purely on what is reconstructable. We should remember that like most pagan paths, we will enver fully understand and reconstruct the historic practice and our modern one, however much do and should base it on the ancient ways, is still a modern practice. This applies doubly so when talking about Swedhu/PIE religion, as we do not actually have physical evidence of this pantheon even existing, it's pure reconstruction.

My reasoning for this approach is such:

1 - We cannot and never will gain as clear a picture of PIE deities, their characterization, and their function as we have for almost any of their descendant cultures. However, I consider this kind of understanding to be important, if only in a UPG sense.

2 - One of the main appeals to Swedhu to me, and I imagine many others, is its almost all-encompassing pagan nature, with the remarkable diversity of the many descendant traditions. A lot of pagans connect with the spiritual traditions of their ancestors but many also acknowledge a remarkable diversity of ancestry and consequently the many beautiful traditions, especially those of us in the US, whose ancestors can often be from all over world. Swedhu being the common ancestor of so many traditions has a certain appeal to it by encompassing, and sort of reverse syncretising them together if you will.

3 - Syncretism was extremely common among IE religions and seeing as recreating any of them perfectly is both near impossible if not entirely in a practical sense, not to mention the issue of compatibility with modern society, certain alterations are simply a fact of reconstruction. And we can use this to our advantage in the creation of a more detailed theology.

Let's get into it!

Proto-Indo-European Deities:

Rudlós

Part 1: Introduction and Cognates

Part 2: Comparison of Cognates

Part 2.5: Additional Possible Cognates

Part 3: Leudheros, Aspect or Son?

Part 4: Worunos, King of the Night Sky

Part 5: Who is Welnos?

Part 6: Character of a God

Ṛ́tkonā

Part 1: Introduction and Cognates

Part 2: Comparison of Cognates

Part 3: Character of a Goddess

Paxuson

Part 1: Introduction and Comparison of Cognates

Part 2: Welnos

Part 3: Character of a God

Leudhero & Leudhera

Part 1: Leudheros, Aspect or Son?

Part 2: Character and Worship

Proto-Indo-European Rituals:

A Place to Start: Introduction to Hearth, Gods, and Ancestors

Skuda(Scythian) Deities:

The Scythian "Ares"/Pṛta

The Scythian "Ares": Arms for the Arm God

Ossetian Deities:

Uastyrdzhi

Right hand of God

Tutyr

Of the Caucasus or the Steppe?

Hellenic(Greco-Roman) Deities:

Ares

Ares/Thracian "Dionysos", A cognate of Rudlos?

Raetic(Etruscan) Deities:

Intro to Etruscan Religion

Śuri

Part 1: The Black, Forgotten King of the Manes

Part 2: Indo-European God of fire

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Thank you so much for having this blog. I've been very interested in PIE polytheism for so long now. Do you know if there are any communities for other PIE polytheists? I'd love to meet more people who follow this belief...

Hello and sorry for the delay anon

We have a small but growing community on discord here

Do check us out!

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Proto Indo-European (PIE) Pantheon

Main gods

These gods are the most easily reconstructed and appear in different sources of PIE religion

Dyḗus Pətḗr ☁️

Diwónā 🐄

Dhég̑hōm Mā́tēr 🌿

Apṓm Népōts 🌊

Áusōs 🌅

Sā́wōl ☀️

Mḗnōs 🌕

the Diwós Sūnū́ 🏇🏼

Perkʷū́nos ⛈️

Páusōn 🐐

Aryomḗn ⚖️

Wéstyā 🏠

Ék̑wonā 🐎

Yemós 💀

Dā́nu 🏞️

K̑ólyā ☠️

Priyā́ 🌹

Other gods

Not as easily reconstructed and don't appear in all sources

Wēyús 🌬️

Ṇgʷnís 🔥

Wórunos 🌌

Wélnos 🧙🏼‍♂️

Préwyos 🍆

Rudlós 🌀

Wḷkā́nos ⚒️

Léudheros 🍇

Swépnos 💤

Sówəmos🍶

Ṛ́tk̑onā 🐻

For the full pantheon according to the most wide possible view of it check here, other sources are way much more reserved and give less gods for the pantheon, less than 20

I will be making posts exploring each deity and I'll be linking them from here too! Stay tuned!

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Ṇgʷnís

Or as I write it Ngwnís. Also found as H₁n̥gʷnis. Their name means "the active force of fire".

They are the deity of fire, lighting and artisans.

This source characterizes them as genderfluid and a trickster. They are a companion of Perkwúnos as the lighting for his thunder.

The same source connects Ngwnís to Promṇdhḗus or Promāth₂ew, which is the Proto Indo-European name origin for the later stories of the Greek Prometheus and the Indian Mātarishvan (a title of the god Agni, a descendant of Ngwnís). They are said to have stolen fire from the gods and given it to humanity.

Offerings

Fire

Candles

Imagery related to fire or lighting

Devotional acts

Light a fire in their honor, maybe a bonfire (safely)

make a craft

make jokes or pranks

help others who need you

Associations

Fire

Heat

Lighting

Artisans and crafts

Descendants in later pantheons

Agni (Vedic)

Enji (Albanian)

Ungnis (Balto-Slavic)

Finally, here's his wikipedia article

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very sad that so many of what you find online on X or YouTube about the déiwōs is from a bunch of fascists and racists...

Normal people need to reclaim this pantheon from their hands

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A collage with some of the descendants of Perkwúnos!

top row from left to right:

Thor (Nordic)

Taranis (Celtic)

Tarḫunna (Hittite)

bottom row from left to right

Perkūnas (Baltic)

Perun (Slavic)

Indra (Vedic)

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Hello,

I wanted to say I love your blog and was curious if you had any information on Curnunos or the Green Man. I'm looking to make an altar for him and want to venerate the oldest mythological representation of him.

~🕊

Hello! sorry if I got to you a bit late

I think the best answer here is to look at the horned god Páuson of the PIE pantheon!

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could you write about Rtkona?

Ṛ́tkonā

Or as I write it Rtkona, her name means "She of the bears".

Rtkona is the goddess of hunting, wild animals esp. bears, and the constellation Ursa Major.

Proto Indo-European religion has many goddesses associated with animals like Gwóuwinda (cows), Ékwona (horses), and Rtkona. Gʷóuwindā lies within the center of social function as a goddess of marriage and family, while Ék̑wonā lies on the periphery between the social and asocial, as a war and fertility goddess. Meanwhile, Ṛ́tk̑onā represents the other side of that spectrum, as a goddess of wilderness and hunting in forests.

Offerings

imagery related to bears, woods or hunting

sticks taken from woods or other similar items

Devotional acts

take a walk in nature, especially in wild areas (safely)

invest in animal/nature conservation efforts

wear outfits inspired by bears

have images of bears around

take risks

Associations

Bears

the woods

the wilderness

forests

the hunt

Descendants in later pantheons

Artio (Celtic)

Artemis (Greek)

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Senowḗrā Source

Hi! I'm the creator of the Senowērā document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SmhyllCm_v8V6kub3JQfopanDi0B4H5dQweB_TH6Zj0/edit?usp=sharing

I'm incredibly impressed with this blog! I hadn't used tumblr since 2018 but when I saw what you have been compiling here I wanted to reach out. Let me know if you have any questions or want to discuss anything about PIE religion. Great work!!!!

Oh wow! hello!!!

I really love your document and all the work you put in there. It has helped a ton over here. Very useful and so full with different deities and ideas for revival of PIE polytheism!!

Thank you so much for the recognition 😆 and I'll be reaching out 👀

@ Everyone interested in PIE polytheism too

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Proto Indo-European (PIE) Pantheon

Main gods

These gods are the most easily reconstructed and appear in different sources of PIE religion

Dyḗus Pətḗr ☁️

Diwónā 🐄

Dhég̑hōm Mā́tēr 🌿

Apṓm Népōts 🌊

Áusōs 🌅

Sā́wōl ☀️

Mḗnōs 🌕

the Diwós Sūnū́ 🏇🏼

Perkʷū́nos ⛈️

Páusōn 🐐

Aryomḗn ⚖️

Wéstyā 🏠

Ék̑wonā 🐎

Yemós 💀

Dā́nu 🏞️

K̑ólyā ☠️

Priyā́ 🌹

Other gods

Not as easily reconstructed and don't appear in all sources

Wēyús 🌬️

Ṇgʷnís 🔥

Wórunos 🌌

Wélnos 🧙🏼‍♂️

Préwyos 🍆

Rudlós 🌀

Wḷkā́nos ⚒️

Léudheros 🍇

Swépnos 💤

Sówəmos🍶

Ṛ́tk̑onā 🐻

For the full pantheon according to the most wide possible view of it check here, other sources are way much more reserved and give less gods for the pantheon, less than 20

I will be making posts exploring each deity and I'll be linking them from here too! Stay tuned!

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Could you make a post about Rudlos

Rudlós

Also known as Wā́tonos and Léudheros.

He is the wild god of alcohol, frenzy, wild nature, poetry, shamanism, and arcane wisdom; he's a sender and a healer of plagues.

The name Rudlós derives either from rewd-, "rend, tear apart", or from rew-, "howl". So his name could be understood as "The Howler".

From his descendants we can see epithets of Rudlós as "the Frightening one" or "The Three-Eyed one". He sends diseases and also heals them, so he's invoked both as a lord of remedies and so that he doesn't send plagues.

This source has Wā́tonos (Proto Indo-European name from which comes later Woden and Odin) as another name or aspect of Rudlós, no doubt because of his role as god of frenzy, arcane wisdom and the wild hunt (Odin's name means "Lord of Frenzy"). So he could also be understood as the ancestor of Odin and related deities.

According to said source, Rudlós is one of the Ghṃgṇ̄tṓs, twelve ancient deities who arose from the sacrifice of Yemós and ruled before the Déiwōs. Rudlós married his sister Anghésonā and became the father of Páusōn and the Mā́wortes, gods of war, leaded by the god Mā́worts.

Offerings

Milk

Honey

Alcoholic beverages (induces frenzy)

Elements or imagery related to hunting (esp. bow and arrow)

Devotional acts

Have an alcoholic drink (if possible)

Visit wild natural places (safely)

Dance to music that elevates your spirits

Practice a form of divination

Try poetry or archery

Associations

Shamanism

Trance

Madness

Frenzy

The wild hunt

Plagues

Healing

alcohol and poetry

Descendants in later pantheons

Rudra (Vedic)

Rudianos (Celtic)

Rudiobus (Celtic)

Rŭglŭ (Old Russian)

Woden (Germanic)

Odin (Nordic)

Ódr (Nordic)

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Proto Indo-European (PIE) Pantheon

Main gods

These gods are the most easily reconstructed and appear in different sources of PIE religion

Dyḗus Pətḗr ☁️

Diwónā 🐄

Dhég̑hōm Mā́tēr 🌿

Apṓm Népōts 🌊

Áusōs 🌅

Sā́wōl ☀️

Mḗnōs 🌕

the Diwós Sūnū́ 🏇🏼

Perkʷū́nos ⛈️

Páusōn 🐐

Aryomḗn ⚖️

Wéstyā 🏠

Ék̑wonā 🐎

Yemós 💀

Dā́nu 🏞️

K̑ólyā ☠️

Priyā́ 🌹

Other gods

Not as easily reconstructed and don't appear in all sources

Wēyús 🌬️

Ṇgʷnís 🔥

Wórunos 🌌

Wélnos 🧙🏼‍♂️

Wḷkā́nos ⚒️

Sówəmos🍶

Préwyos 🍆

Léudheros 🍇

Ṛ́tk̑onā 🐻

Swépnos 💤

For the full pantheon according to the most wide possible view of it check here, other sources are way much more reserved and give less gods for the pantheon, less than 20

I will be making posts exploring each deity and I'll be linking them from here too! Stay tuned!

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Préwyos

Préwyos (also called Wenéspotis or Yḗros) is the god of fertility, gardens, summer, love and beauty. He is characterized as a jolly deity who embodies simplicity, the rustic, and pleasure. He focuses on the essential aspects of life, like sustenance and pleasure.

Préwyos can be invoked for fertility and abundance in gardens, farms and livestock. This can also be translated to giving a central place to pleasure and your natural needs in daily life.

He is also understood as the brother, consort and/or male version of the goddess Priyá. Together, according to this source, they are the parents and rulers of the Amséwes, a series of minor gods who rule over more rustic and down to earth domains compared to the déiwōs, who are often times more celestial and beyond human affairs.

Préwyos is a phallic deity, a symbol of fertility and pleasure, as shown by the representations of his descendants Freyr and Priapus.

Offerings

Fruit

Flowers from a garden

Depictions or imagery of fruit

Depictions or imagery of gardens

Depictions or imagery of phalluses

Devotional acts

Gardening! you can devote a garden space to him

Do activities that give you pleasure

Eat fruit

Help out at a farm or with livestock

Associations

Gardens

Fruits

Summer

Love

Phallus

Pleasure

the feast of Beltane

Descendants in later pantheons

Freyr (Nordic)

Priapus (Greek)

Mutunus Tutunus (Roman)

Frawjaz (Germanic)

Jaryło (Slavic)

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I am happy to announce that the profiles of the main gods of the Proto Indo European pantheon are complete!

I will now go through the list of minor gods :3

Thanks to all who've been here, I hope the profiles have been very helpful!!

Proto Indo-European (PIE) Pantheon

Main gods

These gods are the most easily reconstructed and appear in different sources of PIE religion

Dyḗus Pətḗr ☁️

Diwónā 🐄

Dhég̑hōm Mā́tēr 🌿

Apṓm Népōts 🌊

Áusōs 🌅

Sā́wōl ☀️

Mḗnōs 🌕

the Diwós Sūnū́ 🏇🏼

Perkʷū́nos ⛈️

Páusōn 🐐

Aryomḗn ⚖️

Wéstyā 🏠

Ék̑wonā 🐎

Yemós 💀

Dā́nu 🏞️

K̑ólyā ☠️

Priyā́ 🌹

Other gods

Not as easily reconstructed and don't appear in all sources

Wēyús 🌬️

Ṇgʷnís 🔥

Wórunos 🌌

Wélnos 🧙🏼‍♂️

Wḷkā́nos ⚒️

Sówəmos🍶

Préwyos 🍆

Léudheros 🍇

Ṛ́tk̑onā 🐻

Swépnos 💤

For the full pantheon according to the most wide possible view of it check here, other sources are way much more reserved and give less gods for the pantheon, less than 20

I will be making posts exploring each deity and I'll be linking them from here too! Stay tuned!

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Priyā́

Or as I write it, Priyá. Her name means "dear one". Also found as PriHyéh₂ or Prëwyâ. She is also called Wénōs or Wenh₁-os, which means "desire".

Priyá is the goddess of love, beauty, fertility, marriage, gardens, summer and youth.

She is also understood as the sister, consort and/or female version of the god Préwyos. Together, according to this source, they are the parents and rulers of the Amséwes, a series of younger gods who rule over more rustic and down to earth domains compared to the déiwōs, who are often times more celestial and beyond human affairs.

Offerings

taken from here

Image of fruit tree in blossom

fruit tree wood

dried fruit tree flowers or roses

small gemstones in a square around a potted plant (walled space, gardens)

vulva symbol

mirror

bouquet of red and/or pink roses in vase

Red rose petals

Red or pink wild rose flower

imagey of hearts

Devotional acts

Gardening! you can dedicate your garden space to her

Do something nice for your partner/those you love

Wear make-up

Do a self care routine

Wear one of her colors

Associations

Red and pink

Green (UPG)

Gardens

Flowers

Elm

Summer

The feast of Beltane

The month of April

Descendants in later pantheons

Priya (Indian)

Freyja (Nordic)

Frigg (Nordic)

Pe-re-wa₂ (Mycenaean)

Prende (Albanian)

Venus (Roman)

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Proto Indo-European (PIE) Pantheon

Main gods

These gods are the most easily reconstructed and appear in different sources of PIE religion

Dyḗus Pətḗr ☁️

Diwónā 🐄

Dhég̑hōm Mā́tēr 🌿

Apṓm Népōts 🌊

Áusōs 🌅

Sā́wōl ☀️

Mḗnōs 🌕

the Diwós Sūnū́ 🏇🏼

Perkʷū́nos ⛈️

Páusōn 🐐

Aryomḗn ⚖️

Wéstyā 🏠

Ék̑wonā 🐎

Yemós 💀

Dā́nu 🏞️

K̑ólyā ☠️

Priyā́ 🌹

Other gods

Not as easily reconstructed and don't appear in all sources

Wēyús 🌬️

Ṇgʷnís 🔥

Wórunos 🌌

Wélnos 🧙🏼‍♂️

Wḷkā́nos ⚒️

Sówəmos🍶

Préwyos 🍆

Léudheros 🍇

Ṛ́tk̑onā 🐻

Swépnos 💤

For the full pantheon according to the most wide possible view of it check here, other sources are way much more reserved and give less gods for the pantheon, less than 20

I will be making posts exploring each deity and I'll be linking them from here too! Stay tuned!