Rodzimowierstwa Flashcards
Białybóg
“White god”
Guardian of summer and sky
Assist travelers in the woods, reapers in fields
Possibly created by ✝️ to compliment Cz.bóg
Russ. Old man in white with white beard carrying a staff
Czarnobóg
“Black god”
God of chaos, the night 🌔, & the dead 💀 ; evil, woe, grief, darkness
✝️ turned him into the Devil
Dadźbóg
God of sun/heat ☀️, rain ☔️ , house fire 🔥 Supreme god for some Protector/Giver: fireplace, warmth, fortune Father: Swaróg Daughters: Zwezda Dennitsa/Vechernyaya Chariot myth with horses 🐴 Lives Eastern palace Animal: wolf 🐺 Hors: morning self?
Horz
Xors
God of Sun ☀️ and 🌖 Light and Radiance from the heavens Two aspects: -Dabóg for wealth, warranter of justice and wellbeing -Jutrobog for abundance and health
Jarilo/a
Gerovit
God of spring, vegetation, fertility, passion, righteousness
Also associated with war, Moon 🌙
Young, handsome, dressed in white, on a horse, carrying a bundle of wheat 🌾 , a human head in the other hand (sometimes 7-headed knight) ⚔️
Also shown with olive branch &; sword (peace-seeking defender)
Festival: Feb 28, Effigy welcomed/paraded at Kupalo/a
Father: Perun
Kidnapped/Adopted: Weles
Returned from underworld every year
Married to (twin?) sister, Marzenna, but was unfaithful to her, then she killed him
Opposite: Porevit, god of winter
Weles
Veles, Volos
Second most important
God of cattle 🐄—> wealth 💰, beasts, pastures, forests 🌲🌲
Domains of magic✨, poetry, oaths, the underworld, and the dead💀
Wears horns of ram/bull
Animal form: bear 🐻 (&others)
Father: Rod (w/ cow)
Wife: Devana(?), tried to steal Dodoma from Perun?
Antagonist of Perun
Gave powers to first witch 🧙🏻♀️
✝️ Interpreted as the Devil
Piorun
Perun
Highest, most important God of the Heavens, Thunder & Lightning ⚡️ Overseer of law/order Day: Thursday Silver hair, golden mustache Holds axe/hammer Wife: Dodola Mother: Percunatele (Baltic) Antagonist to Weles Sim. Zeus, Thor ✝️ equal in importance with Lord
Marzanna
Morana, Marena
Goddess of winter ❄️, night 🌚, darkness
Spirit of hunger, sickness, epidemic, and death 😷 💀
Long black hair, pale skin, claw-like hands 🙎🏻♀️
Sister/wife of Jarilo
Opposite of Vesna Devana, Zywie
Burned at Kupalo/a: rag doll burned to help end winter and bring spring (Vesna)
Swaróg
Creator of Sky, Lord of Heaven
Created fire🔥: the sky - sun ☀️ & the earth - forge (blacksmiths) —> gives to sons
Assoc: wind, birds, dragon-slayer
Wife: Lada?
Sons: Dadźbóg(new sun), Swarozic (fire/war)
Asleep, dreamt the world
No action in world, but can influence other gods
Swaróg awakening: beginning of the end of the world
Mokosz
Mokosh, Mat Syra Zemlya
Mother goddess 🌏
Goddess of moist earth, home, women’s work spinning/weaving
Rules over house spirits
Tall, large head, long arms, spins wool at night, sheers sheep 🐑
Day: Friday
Swarozic
God of earthly fire🔥, war 🛡⚔️, destruction from fire
Father: Swaróg
Brother: Dadźbóg
Unclear: own god, aspect of father Swaróg?, aspect of brother Dadźbóg?
Lada/o
Mother of Gods Goddess of love ❤️, beauty Associated with sun ☀️, Venus, fertility, rain 🌧, hot summer nights Long golden hair, wreath of wheat Husband: Swaróg? Perun? Children: Dido, Dada, Lel, Polel(??) Spends winters with Weles Mar 21: Follows Vesna (spring)
Dziewanna
Danica, Diva, Vesna Devana, Zhiva
Goddess of spring, fertility, life, hunting, forest 🌳🌲
Greek equivalent: Diana
Slavic equivalent: Dodola (Perperuna)
Strzybóg
Stribog
God of winds, air, sky
Grandfather of 8 winds/directions
Grey-haired old man, horn in hand
Animal: 🦅
Zorza
Zorya
Gwiazda Poranna
Morning Star
Opens gates of heaven
Gwiazda Wieczorna
Evening star
Closes gate of heaven
Father: Dadźbóg
