Category: Slavic Mythology

In Slavic myth and folklore, the vodianoi is the unpredictable, dangerous king or spirit of water, particularly of freshwater. As a water spirit, the vodianoi…

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…

Stribog: god of the wind, cold, and conflicts.

Rozhenitsa: the birth-giver, goddess of fertility or childbirth.

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: 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: 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: a seemingly contradictory character described as the god of the Sun, chaos, and darkness.

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…

Dazhbog (Dazbog, Dazdbog) (giving god) In Slavic mythology, sun god, son of Swarog, the sky god, and brother of Svarogich, the fire god. According to…