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==Religion== {{main|Illyrian religion}} The original religion of Iapodes is scarcely known, and it appears to be similar with other eastward Illyrians. They knew the divine pair of water-deities ''Vidassus'' (as Roman [[Silvanus (mythology)|Sylvanus]]) and ''Thana'' (as Roman [[Diana (mythology)|Diana]]),<ref>{{cite book |title=Pre-Roman Divinities of the Eastern Alps and Adriatic |first=Marjeta |last=Šašel Kos |publisher=Narodni Muzej Slovenije |date=1999 |page=25 |isbn=9789616169110 |quote=It is certain that Vidasus and Thana were local and, most probably, water dieties. [sic]}}</ref> whose rocky reliefs persist today at some springs in their area. They worshiped the [[Horse worship|holy horse]] as their tribal [[Totemism|totem]], and also the [[Snake worship|holy snakes]] as the symbol of their ancestors. Their early tombs were usually in caves, and then in Roman times often in wooden sarcophagi and also incinerated in ceramic urns. [[Japodian burial urns]] were art a unique form influenced to a degree by the [[Situla (vessel)|Situla]] art of northern Illyria and Italy and by Greek art.<ref>[[Aleksandar Stipčević|Stipčević, Aleksandar]] (1977). ''The Illyrians: history and culture''. Noyes Press. p. 203. {{ISBN|978-0-8155-5052-5}}.</ref>
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