Odin and Zalmoxes - same religion?

From: tgpedersen
Message: 11780
Date: 2001-12-12

Jordanes:
"
(38) We read that on their first migration the Goths dwelt in the
land of Scythia near Lake Maeotis. On the second migration they went
to Moesia, Thrace and Dacia, and after their third they dwelt again
in Scythia, above the Sea of Pontus. Nor do we find anywhere in their
written records legends which tell of their subjection to slavery in
Britain or in some other island, or of their redemption by a certain
man at the cost of a single horse. Of course if anyone in our city
says that the Goths had an origin different from that I have related,
let him object. For myself, I prefer to believe what I have read,
rather than put trust in old wives' tales. (39) To return, then, to
my subject. The aforesaid race of which I speak is known to have had
Filimer as king while they remained in their first home in Scythia
near Maeotis. In their second home, that is in the countries of
Dacia, Thrace and Moesia, Zalmoxes reigned, whom many writers of
annals mention as a man of remarkable learning in philosophy. Yet
even before this they had a learned man Zeuta, and after him
Dicineus; and the third was Zalmoxes of whom I have made mention
above. Nor did they lack teachers of wisdom. (40) Wherefore the Goths
have ever been wiser than other barbarians and were nearly like the
Greeks, as Dio relates, who wrote their history and annals with a
Greek pen. He says that those of noble birth among them, from whom
their kings and priests were appointed, were called first
Tarabostesei and then Pilleati.
"

I foud "pileus" somewhere as a Thracian word meaning "old msan".

Detschew on
Zalmoxis, Zalimoxis, Salmoxis, Zamolxis, main god of the Getae

refers to <zalmos> "protection", cognate with Gothic hilms "helmet",
OHG helm, AS helm also "protector" and relate -ks- to Avestan xs^iya-
"ruler, king", found also in names of Scythian kings. Thus "king-
protector".
But then wondered: hm! is Odin involved in this? Is he a high priest
of the same tradition? One of his epithets is <Hjalmberi> "hemet-
carrier"

Torsten