Deceneus

PersonHigh priest of the Dacians1st century BCUnder review

High priest of the Dacians and adviser of Burebista. He organised religion into an initiatory system with moral rules and knowledge of astronomy. He was considered almost equal in power to the king and the supreme spiritual leader of the Dacian nation.

“Deceneus was regarded by the Dacians as a teacher of religion and of science… He was the wisest of the Dacians.”
— Jordanes, Getica

“He climbed the sacred mountain and came down with laws and teachings.”
— Symbolic interpretation