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Laima. Rozhanitsy, narecnitsy, and sudzhenitsy are invisible spirits or deities of fate in the pre-Christian religion of the Slavs. They are related to pregnancy, motherhood, marriage [1] and female ancestors, [2] and are often referenced together with Rod. [3][4][2] They are usually mentioned as three together, but sometimes up to 9 together ...
Korab, a deity found in old Croatian mythology, associated with the sea, navigation and fishing, that was reportedly the eponym of the island of Rab, Mount Korab, and a kind of a boat. [63] Kresnik – character in Slovenian folklore. Together with his brother, Trot, he flew in a golden chariot.
No narratives survive to the present day about this deity and so scholars must rely on academic disciplines like philology to discern details about her. According to etymological reconstruction, Mokosh was the goddess of earth, waters and fertility, and later, according to most researchers, she was reflected in bylinas and zagovory as Mat Zemlya .
Troglav, deity in Slavic mythology whose three heads were believed to represent sky, earth and the underworld. Veles , horned god of the underworld, water, the earth, wealth, and cattle Volos , Slavic god of earth, waters, and the underworld .
v. t. This is an index of lists of deities of the different religions, cultures and mythologies of the world. List of deities by classification. Lists of deities by cultural sphere. List of fictional deities. List of people who have been considered deities; see also Apotheosis, Imperial cult and Sacred king.
Macedonian Slavic mythology. Macedonian Slavic Mythology is the collection of beliefs belonging to the culture of North Macedonia. It originates from the historical Slavic religious beliefs of the early Slavs that settled in Byzantine Macedonia. The works of these myths are influenced by Greco-Roman mythology.
Slavic water spirits. Rusalkas, a type of minor goddesses, represented by Franciszek Siedlecki. In Slavic paganism there are a variety of female tutelary spirits associated with water. They have been compared to the Greek Nymphs, [1] and they may be either white (beneficent) or black (maleficent). [2] They may be called Navki, Rusalki, and Vily ...
Jengu, Sawabantu and Duala water spirits. Nyambe, Bantu Supreme deity and god of the sun. Nzambi, Bakongo Sky Father and god of the sun. Nzambici, Bakongo Sky Mother and goddess of the moon and earth. Simbi, Bakongo nature spirits of the water and forest.