Lefs
Lydian · deity · mythic · Recorded classification
Lydian Zeus (Lews > Lefs), a rain-bringer cited in 4th-century BC votive and funerary texts; less prominent than the old storm-god.
Domains
- sky rain
Powers
- Send down rain in the tradition of Anatolian Tarhunt
Relations
- equated with: ZeusReciprocal of greek_hesiod_zeus.equated-with — Lydian Lefs/Lews is the standard scholarly identification of the Lydian Zeus in votive and funerary texts. Preserves the rain-bringer aspect; the Lydian god lacks Zeus's pan-pantheon sovereignty.R. Gusmani, Lydisches Wörterbuch (1964), s.v. Lefs/Lews (secondary)
Sources
- existence: Sasseville, 'Lefs: a Greek god in Lydian disguise', in Studies on Lydia (secondary)