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The Phrygian god Bas is claimed to be an epiklesis of the Phrygian storm-god, also called Ti- 'Zeus'. After this identification, the name Bas is suggested to be a cognate of Greek φώς, φωτός 'hero, man', both intherited from a PIE agent noun *bʰóh₂-t- / *bʰéh₂ost-, derived from *bʰeh₂ 'to shine'.
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This page is a summary of: The Phrygian god Bas, Journal of Near Eastern Studies, October 2017, University of Chicago Press,
DOI: 10.1086/692917.
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