Derzelas

Template:Short description Derzelas (Darzalas) was a Dacian or Thracian chthonic god of abundance and the underworld, health and human spirit's vitality.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

Darzalas was the god of Hellenistic period Odessos (modern Varna) and was frequently depicted on its coinage<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> from the third century BCE to the third century CE<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> and portrayed in numerous terracotta figurines, as well as in a rare 4th century BC lead one found in the city.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20070720025014/http://www.varna-bg.com/museums/archaeology/pictures/musexibit/darsalas.jpg Template:Bare URL image</ref> Darzalas was often depicted in himation, holding cornucopiae with altars by his side. There was a temple dedicated to him with a cult statue, and games (Darzaleia) were held in his honor every five years, possibly attended by Gordian III in 238 CE.

Another temple dedicated to Derzelas was built at Histria - a Greek colony on the shore of the Black Sea in the third century BC.

Darzalas Peak on Trinity Peninsula in Antarctica is named after the god.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:Citation needed

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