Yarilo
Yarilo (also Jarilo or Yaro): god of the springtime and spring fertility. He is portrayed as a young man in white, with a wheat wreath…
Month: October 2019
Rod
Rod: possibly the most ancient of the Slavic deities and probably a peasant’s deity. His name means “kin,” and he is rarely mentioned except in…
Perun
Perun: god of thunder and lightning, sometimes portrayed as the chief of the Slavic gods. Generally pictured as a man with silver hair and a…
Kupalo
Kupalo: a god of vegetation and the center of the celebration called Kupala. The festival was timed to midsummer night, which marked the summer solstice…
Khors
Khors: a seemingly contradictory character described as the god of the Sun, chaos, and darkness.
Byelabog
Byelabog: the deity of light, of all goodness and happiness. His name means “white god” and his prime adversary is Chernabog, the black god. Some…
Kambel
Kambel In Melanesian mythology, a sky god. According to the beliefs of the Keraki Papuans, Kambel cut down a palm tree and heard sounds issuing…
Hatuibwari
Hatuibwari In Melanesian mythology, a bisexual creator god of the Arosi, sometimes portrayed as a winged serpent with a human head, four eyes, and four…