Sabazius
κακοὶ μάρτυρες ἀνθρώποισιν ὀφθαλμοὶ καὶ ὦτα βαρβάρους ψυχὰς ἐχόντων → eyes and ears are poor witnesses for men if their souls do not understand the language (Heraclitus Phil.: Fr. B 107; Testimonia: Fragment 16, line 6)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Săbāzĭus: (collat. form Sĕbāzĭus, Sĕbādĭus or Săbādĭus, Macr. S. 1, 18; App. M. 8, p. 213), ii, m., = Σαβάζιος,>
I a surname.
I Of Bacchus, Cic. Leg. 2, 15, 37; Arn. 5, p. 101; Macr. l. l.—Hence, Săbā-zĭa, ōrum, n., a festival in honor of Sabazius or Bacchus, Cic. N. D. 3, 23, 58; Arn. 5, 170; Inscr. Orell. 2357.—
II Of Jupiter: Sabazii Jovis cultus, Val. Max. 1, 3, 2; Inscr. Orell. 1259.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Săbāzĭus, ĭī, m. (Σαβάζιος),
1 un des noms de Bacchus : Cic. Leg. 2, 37
2 surnom de Jupiter en Crète et en Phrygie : Val. Max. 1, 3, 3 ; CIL 11, 1323.
Latin > German (Georges)
Sabāzius (Sabādius, Sebādius), iī, m. (Σαβάζιος), Beiname, I) des Gottes Dionysus od. Bacchus, Sabazius, Cic. de legg. 2, 37 M.: Sabadius, Apul. met 8, 25: Sebadius, Macr. sat. 1, 18, 11. – II) des Jupiter, Val. Max. 1, 3, 3. Corp. inscr. Lat. 11, 1323.
Wikipedia EN
Sabazios (Ancient Greek: Σαβάζιος, romanized: Sabázios, modern pronunciation Savázios; alternatively, Sabadios) is the horseman and sky father god of the Phrygians and Thracians. Though the Greeks interpreted Phrygian Sabazios as both Zeus and Dionysus, representations of him, even into Roman times, show him always on horseback, wielding his characteristic staff of power.
