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Al-Masudi, an Arab historian, geographer and traveler, equates the paganism of the Slavs and the Rus' with reason: . There was a decree of the capital of the Khazar khaganate, and there are seven judges in it, two of them from Muslims, two from the Khazars, who judge according to the law of Taura, two from the Christians there, who judge according to the law of Injil, one of them from the ...
Additionally, more numerous sources in which Slavic theonyms are preserved include names, proper names, place names, folk holidays, and language, including sayings. Information about Slavic paganism, including the gods, is scarce because Christian missionaries were not very interested in the spiritual life of the Slavs. [1]
Simargl — according to some scientists, it is an analog of the Iranian Simurgh, [4] although today it is widely believed that the name Simargl is a distorted phrase of "sema yerila". [5] Some researchers draw attention to the similarities between the Simargl and the fire dog Sköll , who represents the sun.
Modern symbol of Veles, used by Rodnovers [1] The modern statue of Veles on Velíz mountain, Czech Republic. Veles, [a] also known as Volos, is a major god of earth, waters, livestock, and the underworld in Slavic paganism. His mythology and powers are similar, though not identical, to those of (among other deities) Odin, Loki, and Hermes.
Pages in category "Slavic paganism" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Slavic Native Faith (Rodnovery) has a theology that is generally monistic, consisting in the vision of a transcendental, supreme God (Rod, "Generator") which begets the universe and lives immanentised as the universe itself (pantheism and panentheism), present in decentralised and autonomous way in all its phenomena, generated by a multiplicity of deities which are independent hypostases ...
A modern pagan altar with depiction of Dazhbog. Dazhbog (Russian: Дажьбо́г, Дажбо́г), alternatively Daždźboh (Belarusian: Даждзьбог), Dazhboh (Ukrainian: Дажбог), Dažbog, Dazhdbog, Dajbog, Daybog, Dabog, Dazibogu, or Dadźbóg, was one of the major gods of Slavic mythology, most likely a solar deity and possibly a cultural hero.
The Aryan myth in Slavic neo-paganism is part of a contemporary global phenomena, which consists in the creation of "traditions". The return to reflections on the "Aryan" theme takes many forms. In religious terms, there is a development of a number of movements focused on the "re-creation" of ancient Slavic paganism.