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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. [10] Angels or even Christ Himself also took over the functions of rozhanitsy. [13]
Greek Myth Details Perun: Zeus: Perun is the god of lightning and thunder, [3] as well as of war, [4] and the patron of the druzhina. [5] He is the etymological and functional continuator of the Proto-Indo-European thunder god *PerkĘ·unos, and shares many characteristics with other thunder gods worshipped by Indo-Europeans. [6]
This is an index of lists of mythological figures from ancient Greek religion and mythology. List of Greek deities; List of mortals in Greek mythology; List of Greek legendary creatures; List of minor Greek mythological figures; List of Trojan War characters; List of deified people in Greek mythology; List of Homeric characters
Thoth, originally a moon deity, later became the god of knowledge and wisdom and the scribe of the gods; Sia, the deification of wisdom; Isis, goddess of wisdom, magic and kingship. She was said to be "more clever than a million gods". Seshat, goddess of wisdom, knowledge, and writing. Scribe of the gods.
Chief god of the Greek pantheon. [161] He is the king of the gods, [162] and the most powerful deity. [163] He is the son of the Titans Cronus and Rhea, and the husband of Hera. [164] He is the only Greek god who is unquestionably Indo-European in origin, [165] and he is attested already in Mycenaean Greece. [166]
Greek mythology has had an extensive influence on the culture, arts, and literature of Western civilization and remains part of Western heritage and language. Poets and artists from ancient times to the present have derived inspiration from Greek mythology and have discovered contemporary significance and relevance in the themes. [4]: 43
The first source mentioning Rod is the Word of St. Gregory the Theologian about how pagans bowed to idols, from the 11th century: [6]. Also, this word reached the Slavs, and they began to offer sacrifices to Rod and the Rozhanitsy [fate-goddesses] before Perun, their god.
Two-faced god of doors and doorways, corresponding to the two-faced Roman god Janus. Cul is Etruscan for "door." [16] [circular reference] Eita: Greek Hades seen on the Golini Tomb with Persephone (here Phersipnei) [17] See Aita above Enie: Greek Enyo, one of the Graeae. [18] Eris: The goddess Eris. [19] Erus: The god Eros. [19] Esplace: The ...