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In Slavic mythology, Perun (with many spelling and pronunciation variants among modern Slavic languages) is the highest god of the pantheon and the god of thunder and lightning. His other attributes were the mountain, oak, eagle, firmament (in Indo-European languages this was joined with the notion of the sky of stone), horses and carts, weapons (the hammer, axe and arrow), war, and fire. He was first associated with weapons made of stone and later with those of metal. Slavic mythology and Slavic paganism evolved over more than 3,000 years. ... This article discusses the term God in the context of monotheism and henotheism. ... Thunder is the sound made by lightning. ... For information on lightning precautions, see Lightning safety. ... For other uses, see Mountain (disambiguation). ... Species See List of Quercus species The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of several hundred species of trees and shrubs in the genus Quercus (from Latin oak tree), and some related genera, notably Cyclobalanopsis and Lithocarpus. ... Genera Several, see below. ... Firmament is a name for the sky or the heavens, generally used in the context of Christianity, Judaism and Islam. ... For other uses, see Indo-European. ... Binomial name Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758 The horse (Equus caballus, sometimes seen as a subspecies of the Wild Horse, Equus ferus caballus) is a large odd-toed ungulate mammal, one of ten modern species of the genus Equus. ... A cart is a vehicle or device, using two wheels and normally one horse, designed for transport. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A claw hammer For other uses, see Hammer (disambiguation). ... Axe For other uses, see Axe (disambiguation). ... An arrow is a pointed projectile that is shot with a bow. ... For other uses, see War (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Fire (disambiguation). ... â€œRockâ€ redirects here. ... This article is about metallic materials. ...

Perun is described as a rugged man with a copper beard. He rides in a chariot pulled by a he-goat and carries a mighty axe, or sometimes a hammer. The axe is hurled at evil people and spirits and will always return to his hand.

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Sources

Of all historic records describing Slavic gods, those mentioning Perun are the most numerous. As early as 6th century, he was mentioned in De Bello Gothico, a historical source written by the Byzantine historian Procopius. A short note describing beliefs of a certain South Slavic tribe states they acknowledge that one god, creator of lightning, is the only lord of all: to him do they sacrifice an ox and all sacrifical animals. While the name of the god is not mentioned here explicitly, the fact that word Perun in a number of Slavic languages today simply means "thunder" or "lightning bolt" is proof enough this was a reference of him. The 6th century is the period from 501 - 600 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian Era. ... â€œByzantineâ€ redirects here. ... Procopius of Caesarea (in Greek Î ÏÎ¿ÎºÏŒÏ€Î¹Î¿Ï‚, c. ...

The first source that definitely mentions a god named Perun is the Rus' Primary Chronicle, a history of early Kievan Rus. Together with a god named Volos he is sworn upon in peace agreements between Slavic overlords and Byzantine emperors. Here he is mentioned as a god of war and nobility, who punishes oathbreakers with death in battle. In 980, when prince Vladimir the Great came to throne of Kiev, he erected statues of six or seven pagan gods in front of his palace. Perun was chief among these, represented with a silver head and a golden moustache. Vladimir's uncle Dobrinja also had a shrine of Perun established in his city of Novgorod. After the Christianization of Kievan Rus, this place became a monastery, which, quite remarkably, continued to bear the name of Perun. The Primary Chronicle (Old-Slavonic: ÐŸÐ¾Ð²ÑÑ‚ÑŒ Ð²Ñ€ÐµÐ¼ÑÐ½ÑŒÐ½Ñ‹Ñ…ÑŠ Ð»Ñ‚ÑŠ; Russian: ÐŸÐ¾Ð²ÐµÑÑ‚ÑŒ Ð²Ñ€ÐµÐ¼ÐµÐ½Ð½Ñ‹Ñ… Ð»ÐµÑ‚, Povest vremennykh let; Ukrainian: ÐŸÐ¾Ð²Ñ–ÑÑ‚ÑŒ Ð²Ñ€ÐµÐ¼Ð¼ÐµÐ½Ð¸Ñ… Ð»Ñ–Ñ‚, Povist vremennykh lit; often translated into English as Tale of Bygone Years), is a history of the Ancient Rus from around 850 to 1110 originally compiled in Kiev about 1113. ... Kievan Rus′ (Ки́евская Ру́сь, Kievskaya Rus in Russian; Київська Русь, Kyivs’ka Rus’ in Ukrainian) was the early, mostly East Slavic¹ state dominated by the... Veles, Volos, Weles, or Voloh is a Slavic god, thought to be the deity of: cattle, commerce, music, divination and the underworld. ... Events Births Emperor Ichijo of Japan Humbert I of Savoy Avicenna Godiva, Countess of Mercia Deaths Categories: 980 ... Detail of the Millenium of Russia monument in Novgorod (1862) representing St Vladimir and his family. ... Map of Ukraine with Kiev highlighted Coordinates: , Country Ukraine Oblast Kiev City Municipality Raion Municipality Government - Mayor Leonid Chernovetskyi Elevation 179 m (587 ft) Population (2006) - City 4,450,968 - Density 3,299/kmÂ² (8,544. ... Velikiy Novgorod (Russian: ) is the foremost historic city of North-Western Russia, situated on the M10(E95) federal highway connecting Moscow and St. ... Kievan Rus′ (Ки́евская Ру́сь, Kievskaya Rus in Russian; Київська Русь, Kyivs’ka Rus’ in Ukrainian) was the early, mostly East Slavic¹ state dominated by the...

Perun is not mentioned directly in any of the records of Western Slavic paganism, but a reference to him is perhaps made in a short note in Helmod's Chronica Slavorum, written in latter half of the 12th century, which states (quite similary to Procopius some six centuries earlier) that Slavic tribes, even though they worship many various gods, all agree there is a supreme god in heaven which rules over all other on earth. This could be a reference to Perun, but since he is not named, nor any of his chief attributes (thunder or lightning) mentioned, we cannot be certain. Chronicon Slavorum (Chronica Slavorum) is a historical record attributed to Helmold. ... (11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ...

Moreover, the name of Perun is also commonly found in Southern Slavic toponymy. There are places called: Perun, Perunac, Perunovac, Perunika, Perunička Glava, Peruni Vrh, Perunja Ves, Peruna Dubrava, Perunuša, Perušice, Perudina and Perutovac.[1] These names today mostly represent mountain tops, but in medieval times, large oaks, sacred groves and even entire villages or citadels were named Perun. Also, as mentioned already, in Ukrainian perun and in Polish piorun means "thunderbolt". Among South Slavs, a mountain plant Iris germanica is known in folklore as perunika ("Perun's plant") and sometimes also as bogisha, ("god's plant"), and was believed to grow from ground that had been struck by lightning. Species See text Iris is a genus of between 200-300 species of flowering plants with showy flowers which takes its name from the Greek word for a rainbow, referring to the wide variety of flower colors found among the many species. ...

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Etymology

Perun is strongly correlated with the near-identical Perkūnas/Perkons from Baltic mythology, suggesting the existence of an ancestral Balto-Slavic deity, which ultimately derives from the Proto-Indo European thunder god whose original name has been reconstructed as Perkwunos. The root *perkwu originally probably meant oak, but in Proto-Slavic this evolved into per- meaning "to strike, to slay". The name of an Indo-European god of thunder and/or the oak may be reconstructed as *Perkwunos or *Perkunos. ... Lithuanian PerkÅ«nas, Latvian PÄ“rkons, Prussian Percuns was the common Baltic god of thunder, one of the most important deities in the Baltic pantheon. ... For Baltic mythology, see Estonian mythology, related to Finnish mythology Latvian mythology Lithuanian mythology Categories: Mythology by culture ... Proto-Indo-European Indo-European studies The Balto-Slavic languages are an Indo-European language family, consisting of the (possibly genetically related) Baltic languages and Slavic languages. ... Ancient anthropomorphic Ukrainian stone stela (Kernosovka stela), possibly depicting a late Proto-Indo-European god, most likely Dyeus The existence of similarities among the deities and religious practices of the Indo-European peoples allows glimpses of a common Proto-Indo-European religion and mythology. ... The name of an Indo-European god of thunder and/or the oak may be reconstructed as *Perkwunos or *Perkunos. ... Proto-Slavic is the proto-language from which Old Church Slavonic and all the other Slavic languages later emerged. ...

Myth

In Slavic mythology, much like in Norse mythology, the world was represented by a sacred tree, usually an oak, whose branches and trunk represented the living world of heavens and mortals, whilst its roots represented the underworld, i.e. the realm of dead. Perun was a ruler of the living world, sky and earth, and was often symbolised by an eagle sitting on the top of the tallest branch of the tree, from which he kept watch over the entire world. Deep down in the roots of the tree was the place of his enemy, symbolised by a serpent or a dragon: this was Veles, watery god of the underworld, who continually provoked Perun by stealing his cattle, children or wife. Perun pursued Veles around the earth, attacking him with his lightning bolts from the sky. Veles fled from him by transforming himself into various animals, or hiding behind trees, houses or people; wherever a lightning bolt struck, it was believed, this was because Veles hid from Perun under or behind that particular place. In the end, Perun managed to kill Veles, or to chase him back down into his watery underworld. The supreme god thus reestablished the order in the world which had been disrupted by his chaotic enemy. He then returned to the top of the World tree and proudly informed his opponent down in the roots:Ңy, таm твое место, таm сабе бyдь! ("Well, there is your place, stay there!"). This line came from a Belarusian folk tale of great antiquity. To the Slavs, the mythological symbolism of a supreme heavenly god who battles with his underworldly enemy through storms and thunder was extremely significant, and from Perun and Veles, this idea of cosmic battle was passed onto God and the Devil following Christianization. Slavic mythology and Slavic paganism evolved over more than 3,000 years. ... Veles, Volos, Weles, or Voloh is a Slavic god, thought to be the deity of: cattle, commerce, music, divination and the underworld. ... This article discusses the term God in the context of monotheism and henotheism. ... This page is about the concept of the Devil. ...

While the exact pantheon characterization differed between the Slavic tribes, Perun is generally believed to have been considered as the supreme god by the majority, or perhaps nearly all Slavs, at least towards the end of Slavic paganism. The earliest supreme god was probably Rod; it is unclear precisely how and why his worship as the head of pantheon evolved into the worship of Perun. ^[1] Another candidate for supreme deity among at least some Slavs is Svarog (the father of Perun). Rod, sometimes referred to simply as god (Div, Diy; in the Veda Slovena Diy or Dia), is probably the most ancient deity in the Slavic pantheon. ... In Slavic mythology, Svarog (Polish: SwarÃ³g, Cyrillic: Ð¡Ð²Ð°Ñ€Ð¾Ð³, Sorbian: Schwayxtix) is the Slavic Sun God and spirit of fire; his name means bright and clear. ...

Weapons

In the classification scheme of Georges Dumézil, Perun was the god of the second function (physical and military power), a god of war, and as such, he was armed with several fantastic weapons. Perun's lightning bolts were believed to be stones and stone arrows. According to folk beliefs, fulgurites and belemnites and sometimes even remains of prehistoric stone tools found in the ground are remains of these weapons. Various Slavic countries also call these deposits "Perun's stones", "thunderbolt stones", "thunderbolt wedges" and "Perun's arrow"; other unrelated names for these include "devil's finger", "God's finger", and "Mother of God finger", and in Lithuania, "Berkun's finger". These thunderbolt stones were sometimes said to be transferred back to the sky by the wind after being under earth for a period of seven years. The weapons of Perun protected against bad luck, evil magic, disease, and - naturally enough - lightning itself. For Wikipedias categorization projects, see Wikipedia:Categorization. ... Georges DumÃ©zil (March 4, 1898 - October 11, 1986) was a French comparative philologist best known for his analysis of sovereignty and power in Indo-European religion and society. ... The following is a list of war deities. ... â€œRockâ€ redirects here. ... An arrow is a pointed projectile that is shot with a bow. ... fulgurite Fulgurites (from the Latin fulgur meaning thunderbolt) are natural hollow carrot-shaped glass tubes formed in quartzose sand or soil by lightning strikes. ... Extinct Orders Aulacocerida Phragmoteuthida Belemnitida Diplobelida Belemnoteuthina Belemnites (or belemnoids) are an extinct group of marine cephalopod, very similar in many ways to the modern squid and closely related to the modern cuttlefish. ... A modern hammer is directly descended from ancient hand tools A tool or device is a piece of equipment which typically provides a mechanical advantage in accomplishing a physical task, or provides an ability that is not naturally available to the user of a tool. ... For other uses, see Wind (disambiguation). ... This article is about fortune. ... Not to be confused with Magic (illusion). ... This article is about the medical term. ...

Perun also had another type of weapon in his arsenal, as destructive as his firestone arrows, but even more unusual: mythical golden apples. While this may not seem to be much of a weapon, in many Slavic folk accounts, the golden apple appears as a talisman of ultimate destruction. An example from a Montenegrin folk song with strong mythical elements relates: // The Golden apple is an element that appears in some countries legends or fairy tales. ... An amulet from the Black Pullet grimoire An amulet (from Latin amuletum, meaning A means of protection) or a talisman (from Arabic tilasm, ultimately from Greek telesma or from the Greek word talein wich means to initiate into the mysteries. ... Anthem Oj, svijetla majska zoro Oh, Bright Dawn of May Montenegro() on the European continent() â€” [] Capital (and largest city) Podgorica Official languages Serbian (Ijekavian dialect)1 Demonym Montenegrin Government Republic - President Filip VujanoviÄ‡ - Prime Minister Å½eljko Å turanoviÄ‡ Independence due to the dissolution of Serbia and Montenegro - Declared June 3, 2006...

... Te izvadi tri jabuke zlatne
I baci ih nebu u visine...
...Tri munje od neba pukoše
Jedna gađa dva djevera mlada,
Druga gađa pašu na dorinu,
Treća gađa svata šest stotina,
Ne uteče oka za svjedoka,
Ni da kaže, kako pogiboše.

"...Then he took out three apples of gold
And threw them high into the sky...
...Three lightning bolts burst from the sky,
One strikes at two young brothers-in-law,
Another strikes at pasha on a horse,
The third strikes six hundred wedding guests,
Not an eye for a witness fled
Not even to say, how they ended dead."

It is conjectured that mythical golden apples of Perun were symbols of a rare but notorious form of atmospheric discharge, ball lightning. The same is probably true for the thunder marks of East Slavic folklore, of which two examples are shown above. For other uses, see Ball lightning (disambiguation). ...

Characteristics

Remains of an ancient shrine to Perun discovered beneath medieval Peryn skete in Novgorod consisted of a wide circular platform centred around a statue, encircled by a trench with eight apses, which contained sacrificial altars and possibly additional statues. The overall plan of the shrine shows clear symbolism of the number nine. This is sometimes interpreted that Perun, in fact, had nine sons (or eight sons, with himself, the father, being the ninth Perun). It should also be noted that in some Slavic folk songs, nine unnamed brothers are mentioned. A skete is a group of hermits following a monastic rule, allowing them to worship in comparative solitude, although with a level of support present not available for a lone hermit. ... Velikiy Novgorod (Russian: ) is the foremost historic city of North-Western Russia, situated on the M10(E95) federal highway connecting Moscow and St. ... This article is about an architectural feature; for the astronomical term see apsis. ...

Similarly to Perkūnas of Baltic mythology, Perun was considered to have multiple aspects. In one Lithuanian song, it is said there are in fact nine versions of Perkūnas. From comparison to the Baltic mythology, and also from additional sources in Slavic folklore, it can alo be shown that Perun was married to the Sun. He, however, shared his wife with his enemy Veles, as each night the Sun was thought of as diving behind the horizon and into the underworld, the realm of the dead over which Veles ruled. Lithuanian PerkÅ«nas, Latvian PÄ“rkons, Prussian Percuns was the common Baltic god of thunder, one of the most important deities in the Baltic pantheon. ... For Baltic mythology, see Estonian mythology, related to Finnish mythology Latvian mythology Lithuanian mythology Categories: Mythology by culture ...

Like many other Indo-European thunder gods, Perun's vegetative hypostasis was the oak, especially a particularly distinctive or prominent one. In Southern Slavic traditions, marked oaks stood on country borders; communities at these positions were visited during village holidays in the late spring and during the summer. Shrines of Perun were located either on top of mountains or hills, or in sacred groves underneath ancient oaks. These were a general place of worship and holding of sacrifices (with a bull, an ox, a ram, and eggs). It seems humans were also sacrificed to Perun. According to the Primary Chronicle, prisoners of war were sacrificed to him, probably one each year, during the nine days of his holy festival, which was held in mid-summer. See: Hypostasis (linguistics) Hypostasis (religion) Hypostasis (organization) This is a disambiguation page â€” a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Species See List of Quercus species The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of several hundred species of trees and shrubs in the genus Quercus (from Latin oak tree), and some related genera, notably Cyclobalanopsis and Lithocarpus. ... For other uses, see Country (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Border (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Holiday (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Spring. ... For other uses, see Summer (disambiguation). ... For general information about the genus, including other species of cattle, see Bos. ... Binomial name Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 Cattle are domesticated ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. ... Binomial name Ovis aries Linnaeus, 1758 A sheep is any of several woolly ruminant quadrupeds, but most commonly the Domestic Sheep (Ovis aries), which probably descends from the wild moufflon of south-central and south-west Asia. ... An egg is a body consisting of an ovum surrounded by layers of membranes and an outer casing of some type, which acts to nourish and protect a developing embryo. ... The Primary Chronicle (Old-Slavonic: ÐŸÐ¾Ð²ÑÑ‚ÑŒ Ð²Ñ€ÐµÐ¼ÑÐ½ÑŒÐ½Ñ‹Ñ…ÑŠ Ð»Ñ‚ÑŠ; Russian: ÐŸÐ¾Ð²ÐµÑÑ‚ÑŒ Ð²Ñ€ÐµÐ¼ÐµÐ½Ð½Ñ‹Ñ… Ð»ÐµÑ‚, Povest vremennykh let; Ukrainian: ÐŸÐ¾Ð²Ñ–ÑÑ‚ÑŒ Ð²Ñ€ÐµÐ¼Ð¼ÐµÐ½Ð¸Ñ… Ð»Ñ–Ñ‚, Povist vremennykh lit; often translated into English as Tale of Bygone Years), is a history of the Ancient Rus from around 850 to 1110 originally compiled in Kiev about 1113. ...

In addition to the tree association, Perun had a day association (Thursday) as well as the material association (tin). ^[2]

Post-Christian Perun

With the arrival of Christianity, various churches had a difficult time trying to overcome the worship of the old supreme deities of the Slavs. In the East, the Eastern Orthodox Church gradually managed to pass much of Perun's characteristics on to a new Christian saint, Elias the Thunderer, based upon the Old Testament prophet Elijah, whom the Scriptures state rode a flaming chariot through heaven; this seemed a good enough approximation of the old thunder god with his fiery bolts. In the west, the Roman Catholic Church offered St. Michael the Archangel, who, as a commander of heavenly armies and vanquisher of the Devil, was also a fitting replacement for Perun. It is also possible that on a local level Perun was replaced with St. Vitus, where this saint did not, due to similarities in names, replace another important Slavic god, Svetovid; however, it is also possible that already in pagan times, the worship of Perun was challenged by a growing cult of Svetovid (Svantevit). On some levels of folklore and popular Christianity, some of Perun's characteristics were passed on to the Christian God himself. Topics in Christianity Movements Â· Denominations Ecumenism Â· Preaching Â· Prayer Music Â· Liturgy Â· Calendar Symbols Â· Art Â· Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul Â· Church Fathers Constantine Â· Athanasius Â· Augustine Anselm Â· Aquinas Â· Palamas Â· Luther Calvin Â· Wesley Arius Â· Marcion of Sinope Coptic Orthodox Pope Â· Roman Catholic Pope Archbishop of Canterbury Â· Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box: Faith... Look up Elias in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Elijah, 1638, by JosÃ© de Ribera This article is about the prophet in the Hebrew Bible. ... â€œCatholic Churchâ€ redirects here. ... Guido Renis archangel Michael (in the Capuchin church of Sta. ... This page is about the concept of the Devil. ... Vitus is a Latin given name meaning lively. ... The Zbruch idol, on display in the National Museum in KrakÃ³w, Poland Modern Svetovid statue in GÅ‚ogÃ³w, Poland Modern Svetovid statue in Otrebusy, Poland Sventevith, Svetovid, Suvid, Svantevit, Svantovit, SvantovÃt, SwantovÃt, Sventovit, Zvantevith, ÅšwiÄ™towit, Sutvid, Vid. ... This article discusses the term God in the context of monotheism and henotheism. ...

See also

In Slavic mythology, Perperuna or Dodola was the (wife) of the god Perun, the god of thunder. ... Lithuanian PerkÅ«nas, Latvian PÄ“rkons, Prussian Percuns was the common Baltic god of thunder, one of the most important deities in the Baltic pantheon. ... The name of an Indo-European god of thunder and/or the oak may be reconstructed as *Perkwunos or *Perkunos. ... For other uses, see Thor (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Indra (disambiguation). ... Veles, Volos, Weles, or Voloh is a Slavic god, thought to be the deity of: cattle, commerce, music, divination and the underworld. ... According to Slavic mythology, Varpulis is an Eastern European deity known in Czechoslovakia, Lithuania, and Croatia, and is god of storm winds and companion of the thunder god Perun or Pyerun. ... Look up Elias in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Notes

References

Categories: Fire gods | Kievan Rus | Nature gods | Slavic gods | Thunder gods | War gods Slavic mythology and Slavic paganism evolved over more than 3,000 years. ... Dazbog, Dazhbog or Dazhdbog (South-Slavic Dabog or Dajbog, Czech DaÅ¾bog, Polish DaÅ¼bÃ³g) was one of major gods of Slavic mythology, most likely a solar deity and possibly a culture hero. ... This article contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... This article contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... In Slavic mythology, Å iwa or Å iva (pronounced /Êƒiva/) (alternatively Å½iva (pronounced /Ê’iva/) or Sieba, was the fertility and love goddess. ... The Zbruch idol, on display in the National Museum in KrakÃ³w, Poland Modern Svetovid statue in GÅ‚ogÃ³w, Poland Modern Svetovid statue in Otrebusy, Poland Sventevith, Svetovid, Suvid, Svantevit, Svantovit, SvantovÃt, SwantovÃt, Sventovit, Zvantevith, ÅšwiÄ™towit, Sutvid, Vid. ... In Slavic mythology, Svarog (Polish: SwarÃ³g, Cyrillic: Ð¡Ð²Ð°Ñ€Ð¾Ð³, Sorbian: Schwayxtix) is the Slavic Sun God and spirit of fire; his name means bright and clear. ... Triglav (three headed) is a god or complex of gods in Slavic mythology, similar in nature to the Trinity in Christianity or Trimurti in Hinduism. ... Veles, Volos, Weles, or Voloh is a Slavic god, thought to be the deity of: cattle, commerce, music, divination and the underworld. ... In Slavic neo-paganism, Zaria or Zoria is the goddess of beauty. ... In Slavic mythology, the Zorya (alternately: Zarya, Zvezda, Zwezda) are the three (sometimes two) guardian goddesses, known as the Auroras. ... In Slavic mythology, Belabog (alternately Bialbog, Byelobog, Bielobog, Belun, Bylun) (bel-oh-bog | byal-bog | bel-oon, from Slavic bel, byal (white or light) and bog (god), literally meaning White God) is a solar deity in the Slavic pantheon. ... Berstuk or Berstuc is the evil god of the forest in wendish mythology. ... 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It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Matka Ziema. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Dodola (also spelled Dudulya and Didilya, pronounced: doh-doh-la, doo-doo-lya, or dee-dee-lya) is a being in old Slavic mythology. ... Porenut was one of the Slavic deities worshipped by the Polabian Slavs in the town of Korzenica (nowadays Garz) on Rugia. ... Porewit was one of the Slavic deities worshipped by the Polabian Slavs in the town of Korzenica (nowadays Garz) on Rugia. ... In Polish mythology, Porvata is the god of the woods; he has no idol or image; and is manifest throughout the primeval forest. ... // Radegast, also called Radigost, Radhost, Redigast, is a hypothetical West Slavic god of hospitality, fertility, and crops, associated with war and Sun. ... Rod, sometimes referred to simply as god (Div, Diy; in the Veda Slovena Diy or Dia), is probably the most ancient deity in the Slavic pantheon. ... Rugiewit or Rugiwit is a Slavic deity. ... Stribog (Strzybog, Ð¡Ñ‚Ñ€Ð¸Ð±Ð¾Ð³), in the Slavic pantheon, is the god and spirit of the winds, sky and air; he is said to be the ancestor (grandfather) of the winds of the eight directions. ... In wendish mythology Zirnitra or simply Zir is a black Slavic dragon and the god of sorcery. ... In Polish mythology, ZÅ‚ota Baba is a goddess called Golden Woman. She received many sacrifices and gave oracles, depicted in gold. ... Bogatyrs (1898) by Viktor Vasnetsov Alyosha Popovich (Russian: ), alongside Dobrynya Nikitich and Ilya Muromets, is a bogatyr (i. ... Bash Chelik (Man of Steel) is a famous Serbian folklore tale. ... Burislav, Burisleif, BurysÅ‚aw is the name of mythical Wendish king from Scandinavian sagas who is said to rule over Wendland. ... Bogatyrs (1898) by Viktor Vasnetsov Alongside Alyosha Popovich and Ilya Muromets, is a bogatyr (i. ... For the Russian bomber Ilya Muromets, see Ilya Muromets. ... Viktor Vasnetsov. ... Lech by Walery Eljasz-Radzikowski (1841-1905) Duke Czech Lech, Czech and Rus oaks in Rogalin, Poland According to an old legend, Lech, Czech and Rus were eponymous brothers who founded the three Slavic nations: Poland (poetically also known as Lechia), Bohemia (ÄŒechy â€“ now the major part of the Czech... PÅ™emysl and LibuÅ¡e, sculpture by Josef VÃ¡clav Myslbek (1881), today in VyÅ¡ehrad LibuÅ¡e (Czech; in German Libussa or Libuscha) is a mythical ancestor of the PÅ™emyslid dynasty and the Czech people as whole. ... The tower where, according to legend, Popiel perished Prince Popiel (or Duke Popiel), legendary 9th century ruler of the Polanie or Goplanie tribe. ... Contemporary fresco of Marko, Markos monastery, Skopje, Macedonia, 14th century This article is about the epic Serbian prince. ... Sadko, Palekh painting Sadko (Russian: ) was a legendary hero of a Russian bylina (epic tale) with the same name, a merchant and gusli musician from Novgorod. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Ivan Bilibins Alkonost In Russian legends Alkonost is the bird of paradise, a miraculous bird with a womans face. ... Cikavac is a mythical creature in Serbian mythology, imagined as a winged animal (a bird) with long beak and a sack[1]. A cikavac could be acquired by taking an egg from a black hen, which would then be carried by a woman under her armpit for 40 days, during... In Russian folklore, the Firebird (Ð¶Ð°Ñ€-Ð¿Ñ‚Ð¸Ñ†Ð°, zhar-ptitsa, literally ember bird from Ð¶Ð°Ñ€ ember, flameless fire) is a magical glowing bird from a faraway land, which is both blessing and doom of its captor. ... The fern flower is a magic flower in Slavic mythology (Polish: , Russian: ) and Baltic mythology (e. ... Gamayun is a prophetic bird of Russian folklore which lives on an island in the east. ... Raskovnik is a fictional plant in Serbian mythology. ... Semargl, Simargl, Semargl-Pereplut is a mythical creature in Slavic mythology. ... Sirin bird on a grape tree. ... Dobrynya Nikitich slaying Zmey Gorynych, by Ivan Bilibin Dobrynya Nikitch rescues Princess Zabava from Zmey Gorynych, by Ivan Bilibin In Slavic mythology, European dragons have their peculiarities. ... To farmers, ala was a demon that led hail and thunderstorms over their fields, ruining the crops. ... Yaga can refer to: Yajna (Hindu mythology) Baba Yaga (Russian mythology) Yaga (clothing company) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Bagiennik was the name of water demons in the Slavic mythology. ... Bannik is the Bathhouse Spirit in Slavic mythology. ... This article needs cleanup. ... The Boginki (Polish for Little Goddess) are spirits in Polish mythology. ... Bukavac is a demonic mythical creature in Serbian mythology; belief about it existed in Srem[1]. Bukavac was sometimes imagined as a six-legged monster with gnarled horns[1]. He lives in lakes and big pools, coming out of the water during the night making big noise (hence the name... For other uses, see Domovoi (disambiguation). ... Drekavac /drekavats/ (literally the yeller), also called drek and drekalo is a mythical creature in south Slavic mythology. ... Skarbnik in Wieliczka salt mine. ... 1934 Illustration by Ivan Bilibin Kikimora is a female house spirit in Slavic mythology, sometimes said to be married to the Domovoi. ... Ivan Bilibin: Koshchey the Deathless In Russian mythology, Koschei (Russian: , Koshchey, also Kashchei or Kashchey or KoÅ›ciej (Polish)) is an evil person of ugly senile appearance, menacing principally young women. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Lechies. ... One-eyed Likho by Anton Kvasovarov, 2003 Likho, liho (Russian: Ð›Ð¸Ñ…Ð¾), licho (in Polish) is an embodiment of evil fate and misfortune in Slavic mythology, a creature with one eye, usually depicted as an old, skinny woman in black (Ð›Ð¸Ñ…Ð¾ Ð¾Ð´Ð½Ð¾Ð³Ð»Ð°Ð·Ð¾Ðµ, One-eyed Likho). ... A Polevik is a Slavic mythological creature that hid in corn fields. ... Rusalka may refer to: Rusalkas, Slavic water nymphs. ... The skrzak or skrzat is a little flying imp in wendish mythology. ... StuhaÄ‡ is a demonic mythical creature in Serbian mythology, recorded in Herzegovina[1]. Though its name is similar with zduhaÄ‡, there is no actual similarity. ... The Sudice are the Fates of Polish mythology. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Topielec (plural Topielce) is a name applied to Slavic spirits of water. ... Further reading Christopher Frayling - Vampyres: Lord Byron to Count Dracula 1992. ... Wodjanoj or Vodyanoy (literally watery) in Slavic mythology is the male water spirit, a master shape-shifter who is said to live in a whirlpool, or in an underwater palace made from the treasures of sunken ships. ... ZduhaÄ‡ (plural: zduhaÄ‡i; pronounce: zdoo-hach /s. ...

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