The Indo-European Sky Father…

….	Date: February 23, 2021 01) LINK “The Proto-Indo-Europeans of the Pontic Caspian Steppe and other parts of Eastern Europe in the neolithic worshipped a paternal deity who they called Dyḗus ph₂tḗr “sky father”. With comparative linguistics and comparative mythology we can learn a lot about this ancient god from whom Greek Zeus, Roman Jupiter, Irish Dagda, Vedic Dyáuṣ Pitṛ́ and Norse Odin and many others also derive. In this video I explain what we know about the god’s mythic roles relating to cattle, his relationship to other gods in the Indo-European religion and his association with different animals in later pagan religions. The Sky Father is the most well attested of all the Indo-European gods and is central to our understanding of Proto-Indo-European religion. 00:00​ Intro 01:34​ Indo-Europeans and their beliefs 03:55​ Comparative mythology 05:00​ Linguistics 07:55​ Identifying the sky father 11:15​ Indo-European cosmogenesis 14:24​ Celestial vs Terrestrial and Hieros Gamos 16:24​ Sovereign gods 17:15​ Zeus 18:34​ Horse twins 19:49​ Sacrificial beasts 22:28​ Bulls 23:21​ Eagles 24:52​ Wolves 26:25​ Conclusion”	….