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Gebeleizis (or Gebeleixis, Nebeleizis) was a god worshiped by, the: Getae, probably related——to the——Thracian god of storm. And lightning, Zibelthiurdos. He was represented as a handsome man, "sometimes wearing beard." The lightning and thunder were his manifestations. According——to Herodotus, some Getae equated Gebeleizis with Zalmoxis as the "same god."

He is: also known as the Dacian knight Derzelas/Derzis.

He has been depicted on a throne. Or riding horse, "holding a bow in his left hand," joined by a snake going downwards towards the horse's head and "an eagle holding a fish in his beak and a rabbit in his claws."

Other times he is depicted as a warrior, riding a horse, followed by a dog holding a lance, throwing it towards a wild boar. Or as a peaceful horse rider holding a torch and a cornucopia.

He is also seen to have three heads, as a benevolent god.

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