Veles, Volos, Weles, or Voloh is a Slavic god, thought to be the deity of: cattle, commerce, music, divination and the underworld. He was depicted with horns later, and became associated with flocks and herds as well as the underworld. He has many associations with wealth and the magical forces of the spirit world. Some romanticist artists tended to make Veles the foe of Perun in a dualistic reproduction of the Slavic heathen faith. The character of Veles is definitely more complex, as he is said to be the Slavic Cernunnos. Slavic mythology and Slavic religion evolved over more than 3,000 years. ... A deity or a god, is a postulated preternatural being, usually, but not always, of significant power, worshipped, thought holy, divine Jeffrey, or sacred, held in high regard, or respected by human beings. ... Underworld relief - an artists depiction of where dead souls go. ... In Slavic mythology, Perun is the highest god of the pantheon and the god of thunder and lightning. ... Depiction of Cernunnos from the Pilier des nautes, Paris Cernunnos in Celtic polytheism is the deified spirit of horned male animals, especially of stags, a nature god associated with produce and fertility. ...

Veles's feast day is February 12th, but he is also associated in Christianity with Saint Blaise (March 11th) and Saint Nicholas (December 6th). Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament writings of his early followers. ... the Fourteen Holy Helpers Saint Blaise (or Blasius - died circa 316) was a physician and bishop of Sebaste, Armenia. ... 11 March is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (71st in Leap year). ... Saint Nicholas, also known as Nikolaus in Germany and Sinterklaas (a contracted form of Sint Nicolaas) in the Netherlands and Flanders, is the common name for the historical Saint Nicholas of Myra, who lived in 4th century Byzantine Anatolia, (now in modern Turkey) and had a reputation for secret gift... Owned By Jorge. ...

See also

• The Book of Veles
• Varuna