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Legend states that when the supreme Dacian deity was born, a , giving him the name Zalmoxis. Linguists have connected zalmos to Indo-European cognates meaning "shield" or "protection," which fits the dual role of a protector god and high priest. Herodotus and the Cult of Immortality

In his Histories (Book IV), the Greek historian Herodotus provided the earliest written account of the Geto-Dacian belief system centered around this figure. The narrative of Zalmoxis bridges the gap between historical man and mythic god: zalmos