and silly minds, thereby making profit out of their lies. The same praetor compelled the Jews, who attempted to infect the Roman custom with the cult of Jupiter Sabazius, to return to their homes. By this it is conjectured that the Romans identified the Jewish YHVH Tzevaot ("sa-ba-oth", "of the Hosts") as Jove Sabazius. This mistaken connection of Sabazios and Sabaot was often been repeated. In a similar vein, Plutarch maintained that the Jews worshipped Dionysus, and that the day of Sabbath was a festival of Sabazius. Plutarch also discusses the identification of the Jewish God with the "Egyptian" Typhon, an identification which he later rejects, however. The monotheistic Hypsistarians worshipped the Most High under this name, which may have been a form of the Jewish God. References Further reading Roller, L.E. “The Anatolian Cult of Sabazios”. In: Ancient Journeys: A Festschrift in Honor of Eugene Numa Lane (C. Callaway and P.A. Draper, eds.). STOA, 2002. Online link: https://www.stoa.org/texts/2001/01/0008/ Sabazios and Judaism External links Phrygian gods Sky and weather gods Thracian gods Dacian gods Children of Dionysus Horse deities