Rincaleus is a Thracian god, known from a few epigraphic inscriptions found near Krinides, Philippi, Greece.[1] He is identified as a "Great God" in the pantheon of the Sapei, and is presented as a horseman.[2] The dedications were made by Roman citizens. The theonym is written in Latin. Probably Rincaleus is local deity and was syncretized with Apollo.
The Latin text of the shown inscription:[3]
D(omino) Rinc(aleo) ex ip[erio] L(ucius) Ac(cius) Venustus
Etymology
Linguist Vladimir I. Georgiev compared the name Rincaleus to Greek word ριμφαλέος ("rhimphaléos"), meaning 'quick'.[4] Ivan Duridanov also interpreted the name as 'quick, swift', originating from a Proto-Indo-European stem *wrṇgh or *u̯rṇgh.[5][6] Georgiev assumed the name was the epithet of the Thracian rider god.[7]
References
- ↑ Collart & Ducrey 1975, p. 34.
- ↑ "About the nature of the Great god Rincaleus". ResearchGate.
- ↑ AE 1923, 00089.
- ↑ Georgiev, Vladimir I.. "Thrakisch und Dakisch". Band 29/2. Teilband Sprache und Literatur (Sprachen und Schriften [Forts.]), edited by Wolfgang Haase, Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter, 1983. p. 1157. doi:10.1515/9783110847031-015
- ↑ Duridanov, Ivan (1985). Die Sprache der Thraker [The language of the Thracians]. Bulgarische Sammlung (in German). Vol. 5. Hieronymus Verlag. p. 70. ISBN 3-88893-031-6.
- ↑ Duridanov, Ivan. "Thrakische und dakische Namen". 1. Halbband: Ein internationales Handbuch zur Onomastik. Edited by Ernst Eichler, Gerold Hilty, Heinrich Löffler, Hugo Steger and Ladislav Zgusta. Berlin; New York: De Gruyter Mouton, 1995. p. 830. doi:10.1515/9783110114263.1.8.820
- ↑ Georgiev, Vladimir I.. "Thrakisch und Dakisch". Band 29/2. Teilband Sprache und Literatur (Sprachen und Schriften [Forts.]), edited by Wolfgang Haase, Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter, 1983. p. 1210. doi:10.1515/9783110847031-016
Bibliography
- Collart, Paul; Ducrey, Pierre (1975). "Philippes I. Les reliefs rupestres. Catalogue". Bulletin de correspondance hellénique. Supplément 2 (in French). 2 (1): 27–196. doi:10.3406/bch.1975.5084.