More than two thousand years ago, scientists of ancient Greece and Rome knew that in the east, between the B altic Sea and the Carpathian Mountains, numerous peoples lived with their own religion. Our ancestors lived side by side with Indo-Iranian tribes, Cimmerians, Sarmatians, Scythians, Vikings, Tauris and many other peoples. Such a neighborhood could not but affect the religion of the Slavs, so the pantheon of Slavic gods arose. The list is quite impressive, the pantheon implies diversity, totality, multitude. The pagan religion did not arise spontaneously, the neighborhood with various peoples had a great influence on it.
Original gods of Slavic mythology (list)
Rod is the creator of the whole world, the progenitor of the gods and the beginning of the life of everything. Beregini-Rozhanitsy - his assistants, patroness of children and the elderly, newlyweds. Keepers of the home. Bereginya-Rozhanitsa, in turn, also had assistants - this is a brownie, a bannik, a barn. The symbol of the goddess is a duck.
Rod is considered the god of fertility, the Slavs also believed that Rod sends souls to earth when a child is born. The second name of the Sort is Stribog,represents Saturday, which today is known as Parent's Day.
Belobog
A good god with many names, he was also called Svetich, Svyatovit. Belobog gave fertility to the lands and souls of people. It was presented as a white horseman, dispersing darkness, accepting the laws of goodness and light.
The symbols of Belobog are the horn, sword and bow. The day of the autumn solstice is considered a holiday of God, on this day sweet pies were presented to him as a gift.
Veles
Veles is considered the keeper of antiquity, the patron saint of animals. Most often, God is represented in the form of a bear. Veles was especially revered, like all the ancient Slavic gods. The list of his knowledge is inexhaustible, he has the wisdom of ancestors, animals. Memorial Day is his holiday. On the last night of October, our ancestors saw off their dead relatives.
Pulp
What female Slavic gods existed? The list of names is headed by the goddess Myakosh, the wife of Veles, the goddess of the earth. Protects fertility, is the goddess of fate and witchcraft. She is also considered a conductor between the world of the living and the world of the dead. The goddess helps housewives, conveys the ability to raise and educate children, work in the garden, field, at home, reveals healer secrets, teaches her to understand herbs.
October 28 is considered her holiday (according to the Christian calendar Paraskeva Friday), on this day the pulp protects housewives and wives. One of the symbols of the goddess is a headdress with horns, her tree is an aspen.
Crodo
The second name of God is Krt, the ancestor of Svarog, the lord of the sacrificial fire. Protects sacred and sacrificial places. Crodo was represented in the image of Frost, cold and darkness follow him, they believed that God brings death with him.
Svarog
What are they, the male gods of Slavic mythology? The list is headed by Svarog, perhaps the most famous of all pagan gods. He is considered an ancestor, a progenitor. This is the god of the sun, who gave people speech, knowledge.
This wise god appears to be sitting in a chariot, surrounded by ancestors, intelligent animals and birds. Svarog is all around, you can hear and see, touch.
Dazhdbog
The first son of Svarog - Dazhdbog. Gives warmth and light, vitality. The patron of light and heat. Commands the rains, gives life-giving moisture and fertility. Sunday is considered the day of Dazhdbog, his stone is yahont, and his metal is gold. The Russians considered themselves descendants of Dazhdbog, in every house there was certainly a sign of the deity - the Solstice.
There were also kind and patient Slavic gods. The list is crowned by the goddess Lada, the patroness of love and family well-being, she protects the hearth. The symbol of the goddess is a swan and a dove, we associate these birds with fidelity, tenderness, affection. The time of the goddess Lada is spring, the time of the awakening of the spirits of nature, mermaids, mermen, goblin.
Morena
Morena comes from the words "haze", "mara", "haze". Goddess of cold, winter, snow. Brings severe cold, darkness, death. But this goddess is not so terrible, shepersonifies the harsh Russian winter, which, as it were, tests people for strength. Morena's symbols are the moon, the lynx and the owl.
Our ancestors were very sensitive to faith, Slavic gods and their meaning were inseparable from everyday life. The list of gods is very diverse, it is difficult to separate them by seniority. Each was important, they lived side by side with each, because the gods were, as it were, symbols of nature, the elements, and were inseparable from people's lives.
Yarilo
God of youth and fertile land, lord of the sun. Some consider him one of the faces of the god Veles, in his spring incarnation. Its month is March, the day of the week is Tuesday. Symbol - iron, stones - garnet, ruby, amber.
Perun
Perun is the god of war and thunder, the lord of the elements. Thunder was perceived as the voice of Perun, lightning - his arrows. They imagined God racing across the sky in a fiery chariot, with a mace in his hands. Our ancestors believed that Perun protects the manifest world from the invisible world, Navi.
Perun's Day - Thursday. His holiday was celebrated on August 2 (according to the Orthodox calendar - the day of Elijah the prophet). From metals, God prefers tin, his stones are sapphire and lapis lazuli.
Here, perhaps, and all the main Slavic gods. The list of minor gods is even longer. Although it is difficult to call them secondary. Russia is a northern land with a harsh climate, cold winds and severe frosts. And the gods of the Slavs personified the forces of nature.
Slavic pagan gods: list
Khors, Horos is the lord of the solar disk, observesworld order. Depicted as the sun. His day is considered the day of the winter solstice - December 22. According to the Slavs, on this day the old sun completed its course and gave way to the new sun, as if opening the beginning of a new year. Sunday is considered its day, its metal is gold.
Viy
There were also dark Slavic gods. The list, perhaps, can be listed for a long time, the struggle between good and evil has always taken place. The personification of dark forces is Viy, the god of the underworld, the lord of sinners. According to legend, Viy had a deadly look, not a single person could withstand it. They represented him in the form of an old man with huge heavy eyelids, which he could not lift on his own. The legend of Viya was preserved in Gogol's story, later a film was made on it.
Kolyada
Kolyada, the son of Dazhdbog, embodies the New Year cycle, this is a festive god. Symbolizes the departure of the old and the arrival of the new year. Honoring Kolyada began on December 20, and from December 21, a festive ceremony dedicated to God - Carols began.
Midday
There were also playful, playful Slavic gods, the list is headed by Noon, the goddess of Slavic myths. Appeared as a playful spirit. It was believed that she was fooling travelers, bringing confusion to them. It was also the duty of the Midday Lady to see to it that no one worked at noon. She severely punished those who violated the ban, she could tickle to death.
So, we can conclude that the gods were not bad or good. They were the personification of nature and the surrounding world, in all itsmanifestations. Each god had two hypostases. So, for example, Yarilo gives warmth, warms the earth, but on occasion it can punish (sunstroke). Morena, although it brings cold and severe cold, helped Russia more than once, for example, the cold stopped Napoleon's troops in 1812, and during the Great Patriotic War it significantly complicated the movements of Hitler's troops. You can also recall the Russian folk tale, where Frost generously endowed a good girl and punished a bad one. Not all Slavic gods are listed here, it is quite difficult to make a list. Each phenomenon, each aspect of life had its own deity, which was responsible not only for its space, but also for life in general.
