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Encyclopedia > Rod (god)

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. It is likely that several other gods, most notably Svarog, were initially epithets or incarnations of Rod. Svarog Rod meant Heavenly Rod. Later on these incarnations separated from Rod and were worshipped as separate entities. Very little is known about actual worship of Rod. *Dyēus is the reconstructed chief god of the Proto-Indo-European pantheon. ... Cover of the first volume Cover of the second volume Veda Slovena (Веда Словена in Modern Bulgarian, originally written as Веда Словенахъ) is a collection of folk songs and legends of the Muslim Bulgarians in the Rhodopes and Aegean Macedonia, the first volume of which was printed in 1874 in Belgrade and the second... Baba Yaga, by Ivan Bilibin. ... Michelangelos depiction of God in the painting Creation of the Sun and Moon in the Sistine Chapel This article discusses the term God in the context of monotheism and derived henotheistic forms. ... In Slavic mythology, Svarog (Polish: Swaróg, Cyrillic: Сварог, Wendish: Schwayxtix) is the Slavic god and spirit of fire; meaning bright and clear. ...


In Slavic mythology Rod is the first god—progenitor of deities, creator of the Universe and its manager. He is the supreme universal principle, which established the divine law Pravda (Prav). He is a protector of blood-ties and clan relations, a patron of kinship and clan unions. At the beginning of Time, at the very beginning of the Cosmos, only Rod existed and there was nothing around him. According to some believers, he later created the Universe and the three worlds Jav, Prav and Nav, and arranged everything inside them. Rod also introduced the superior principle of balance between elements and enforced the highest law Pravda, which every creature and power (physical or metaphysical, material or energy) must obey. Baba Yaga, by Ivan Bilibin. ... The deepest visible-light image of the cosmos. ... This article belongs in one or more categories. ... This article contains information that has not been verified. ...


The Slavic word rod has several meanings, including kin, tribe, and giving birth.


His divine consort is known as Rodzanica or Rodenica, co-creatrix of the universe.


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Slavic mythology Baba Yaga, by Ivan Bilibin. ...

Major Gods
Perun | Veles | Jarilo | Morana | Svarog/Svarogich | Dazhbog | Svantevit | Triglav | Zorya
Other Gods
Belobog | Crnobog | Hors | Flins | Karewit | Lado | Mat Zemlya | Mokosh | Porenut | Porewit | Radigost | Rod | Rugiewit | Simargl | Stribog
Legendary heroes
Alyosha Popovich | Dobrynya Nikitich | Ilya Muromets | Lech, Czech and Rus | Libuše | Marko Kraljevic | Sadko
Magical creatures
Alkonost | Baba Yaga | Bash Chelik | Firebird | Koschei the Immortal | Sirin | Solovey-Razboynik | Zmey
Spirits and demons
Domovoy | Drekavac | Karzelek | Kikimora | Leshiy | Likho | Polevik | Sudice | Vila | Topielec | Vampir | Vodyanoy

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