Santas
Lydian · deity · mythic · Recorded classification
Lydian continuation of Luwian Šanta; an Anatolian-origin god, possibly escort of Kufaws, sometimes a hero burned on a pyre (Sandas of Tarsus).
Domains
- war
Powers
- Attend the mother goddess Kufaws as her consort
Epithets
- Santas The warrior-god identified with Heracles, an ancient Anatolian power of LydiaAnatolian/Lydian tradition (Santas–Sandon) (secondary)
Relations
- equated with: SantaLydian Santas directly continues Luwian Santa, carried west with Luwian-speaking population; the Tarsian Sandas line continues the same god. The Lydian god gains an escort-of-Kufaws role absent in Luwian.M. Hutter, 'Aspects of Luwian Religion', in H. C. Melchert (ed.), The Luwians (2003) (secondary)
Sources
- existence: Payne & Wintjes, Lords of Asia Minor: An Introduction to the Lydians (secondary)