Heros Karabazmos, Rider-Lord of the Underworld
Thracian · deity · Roman period Thrace, Moesia and Scythia Minor (Odessos/Varna region) · Recorded classification
A distinctly named cult-manifestation of the Thracian Horseman, foregrounding his underworld aspect at Odessos. Classified 'deity' (hero-god class). Native theonym preserved only as the Greek-transmitted epithet Karabazmos/Karabasmos; the spelling varies (Karabonasmos also occurs).
Domains
- underworld and chthonic
- heroized dead
Powers
- spears the beast as a god of the underworld
Sources
- Heros Karabazmos is a local epithet-form of the Thracian Horseman attested by inscriptions from Thrace to Moesia and Scythia Minor, especially at Odessos (Varna), where he is a chthonic god of the underworld shown spearing a beast.: Inscribed dedications 'Heroni Karabazmos/Karabasmos', Odessos and the western Black Sea (primary)