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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.
Marzanna. Poland. Marzanna Mother of Poland: modern imagination of goddess by Marek Hapon. Morana (in Czech, Slovene and Serbo-Croatian), Morena (in Slovak and Macedonian), Mora (in Bulgarian), Mara (in Ukrainian), Morė (in Lithuanian), Marena (in Russian), or Marzanna (in Polish) is a pagan Slavic goddess associated with seasonal rites based on the idea of death and rebirth of nature.
Slavic paganism. A priest of Svantevit depicted on a stone from Arkona, now in the church of Altenkirchen, Rügen. Slavic paganism, Slavic mythology, or Slavic religion is the religious beliefs, myths, and ritual practices of the Slavs before Christianisation, which occurred at various stages between the 8th and the 13th century. [1]
Polabia. Ethnic group. Obotrites. Živa, Zhiva (Latin: Siwa) is a mother goddess of one of the tribes belonging to the Obodritic confederation of the Polabian Slavs. The goddess so appears only in the Chronicle of Helmold of Bozov. He described the strengthening of the pagan cult during the reign of Niklot: In those days, the multifarious ...
The cause of enmity between the gods is the kidnapping of cattle, people or Perun's wife by Veles, and after Veles is defeated with an arrow, abundant rain falls on the earth. [214] According to Toporov, Mokosh is Perun's wife, [215] as in the lists of gods Perun opens the list and Mokosh closes it. [216]
Devana, Andy Paciorek, 2015.. The first source to mention Devana is the Czech Mater Verborum - a Latin dictionary dating back to the 13th century. The text of the dictionary can be read: "Diana, Latonae et Iouis branch" ("Diana, daughter of Jupiter and Latona") and a Czech gloss: "Devana, Letuicina and Perunova dci" ("Devana, daughter of Letuna and Perun"). [10]
Kostroma (Russian: Кострома́) is an East Slavic fertility goddess. Her name is derived from костёр (kostyor), the Russian word for "bonfire". The rites of Semik were devoted to her. During this festival a disguised girl or a straw figure portrayed Kostroma. First, a scarecrow was honored and revered. Then, participants of the ...
The rozhanitsy after Christianization were replaced by the Mothers of God or saint women. In Russian charms of a maturing boy, Parascheva, Anastasia and Barbara are mentioned, and in Bulgarian folklore Mother of God, Parascheva and Anastasia. [7] Angels or even Christ Himself also took over the functions of rozhanitsy. [10]