Bereginia is a primordial goddess venerated throughout Slavic lands. Her name may derive from Berech, “to protect.” Alternatively, Bereginia is translated as “earth” and “shore” and so perhaps indicates the threshold where
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 one myth, Svarog became tired of reigning over the universe and passed on his power
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 needed no clothes. He generally was seen
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 on his head, a wheat sheaf in
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 the earliest hymns. He is credited with
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 golden mustache, Perun fights against demonic forces
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 and the height of the growing season.
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 scholars believe that rather than representing the
Volos ALSO KNOWN AS: Veles Volos is the lord of cattle, wolves, wealth, and well-being. He defends the balance between wolves and domestic animals. Volos has dominion over birth and death: his
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