Ancient Russian chronicles introduce us to the gods, whose cult was established by Prince Vladimir back in 980. These are Perun, Dazhdbog, Veles, Svarog, Rod, the goddess Makosh. In later chronicles, Lada and Lel were added. The most fully preserved mythology of the Eastern Slavs (which include Russians, Ukrainians, Belarusians). We find the earliest mention of them in the Tale of Bygone Years (XII century). Ancient Russian chronicles introduce us to the gods, whose cult was established by Prince Vladimir back in 980. These are Perun, Dazhdbog, Veles, Svarog, Rod, the goddess Makosh. In later chronicles, Lada and Lel were added. The most fully preserved mythology of the Eastern Slavs (which include Russians, Ukrainians, Belarusians). We find the earliest mention of them in the Tale of Bygone Years (XII century).
With the adoption of Christianity in Russia, paganism and its rites were banned. However, the beliefs of our ancestors continue to live in customs, rituals, holidays, as well as in songs, fairy tales, signs, and conspiracies. The Slavs revered the gods of life and death, fertility and wildlife, heavenly bodies and fire, peace and war. With the adoption of Christianity in Russia, paganism and its rites were banned. However, the beliefs of our ancestors continue to live in customs, rituals, holidays, as well as in songs, fairy tales, signs, and conspiracies. The Slavs revered the gods of life and death, fertility and wildlife, heavenly bodies and fire, peace and war. At the top of the ancient Slavic pantheon stood the ancestral gods: Rod and Svarog. Svarog created the Earth and populated it with life, and Rod laid the foundation for human existence on earth. The rest of the Slavic gods trace their genealogy from them and are called Relatives and Svarozhichs. At the top of the ancient Slavic pantheon stood the ancestral gods: Rod and Svarog. Svarog created the Earth and populated it with life, and Rod laid the foundation for human existence on earth. The rest of the Slavic gods trace their genealogy from them and are called Relatives and Svarozhichs.
God Veles is one of the greatest gods of the ancient world. His main act was that he set the world created by Svarog and Rod in motion, breathed life into it. Day began to change night; winter was always followed by spring, summer and autumn; after exhalation - inhale, after sadness - joy. People learned to overcome difficulties and appreciate happiness. This Law of correctness and infinity of the rotation of life was given to people by Veles.
Veles - "cattle god", the owner of the wild. Lord of the ways, patron of travelers. Ruler of the unknown, Black God. Posthumous judge and lifetime tester. Mighty wizard, lord of magicians. The patron in trade, the intermediary in contracts, the interpreter of Laws. Giver of wealth. The patron of those who know and seek, a teacher in the arts. God of luck.
Dazhdbog is the God of fertility and sunlight, the life-giving force of nature. Ancestor of the Slavs. The lion was considered a sacred animal of Svarog, therefore they often depicted either the god himself with a lion's head, or riding a chariot drawn by lions. Dazhdbog is the God of fertility and sunlight, the life-giving force of nature. Ancestor of the Slavs. The lion was considered a sacred animal of Svarog, therefore they often depicted either the god himself with a lion's head, or riding a chariot drawn by lions.
His name went down in history due to the fact that he gave people the third Law of life. The first Law was given to people by the god Rod. Its essence was that life is infinite and omnipresent. The second law of life was given to people by Veles. Its essence is that people go from Darkness to Light, move after the Sun. And the third law of life was given to people by Kolyada. He took people beyond the limits of momentary existence, outlining in detail how time moves and what to expect from it. Kolyada gave people the first calendar.
LEL Lel in Slavic mythology is the god of love passion. About Lele - a cheerful and carefree god of love, the word "cherish" still reminds - to love, undead, pamper. He is the son of the goddess of love and motherhood, Lada. Cheerful, like a mother, golden-haired, he was depicted as a winged baby (ancient Greek - Cupid, other Romans - Cupid).
YARILO Every year in April, the ancient Slavs began a holiday dedicated to the god Yarila, the god of the rebirth of the sun, spring. A red-haired rider on a white horse appeared in the villages of the Slavs. He was dressed in a white robe, and a wreath of spring wildflowers crowned his head. This is Yarilo.
LADA Lada is the Slavic goddess of beauty and love. Mother of the god Lelya and the goddess Lelya. People should be able to love, get along with each other, that's why lovers in Russia called each other Lado. Mother Love gave her blessing to people for invoking spring, love, peace and peace in the family.
The mother goddess, the goddess of fertility, is associated with the entire harvest, is revered 12-13 times a year (every full moon is celebrated). The goddess of magic and sorcery, the wife of Veles, the mistress of the crossroads of the universe between the worlds. She was the protector and patroness of all housewives. Revered as the Mistress of wildlife.
MAKOSH Goddess Makosh is the goddess of all fate, the eldest of the goddesses, the straight of fate, the patroness of women's needlework. She patronizes female fertility, thrift and prosperity in the house. She is helped to spin the thread of fate by two other goddesses - Dolya and Nedolya.
BABA YAGA Baba Yaga is the oldest character in Slavic mythology. Originally, it was the deity of death: a woman with a snake tail, who accompanied the souls of the dead to the underworld of the dead. It is not for nothing that Baba Yaga plays an important role in all fairy tales: she is resorted to as the last hope for help. Her image resembles a witch.
But still, Baba Yaga is a more dangerous creature with more power than a simple witch. Most often, she lives in a dense forest, which instills fear in people. No wonder her hut is surrounded by a palisade of human bones and skulls. Baba Yaga eats human flesh and is called "bone leg". This old witch doesn't walk. She rides on an iron mortar, which she drives with a pestle, and sweeps the trail with a broom.
WATER In Slavic mythology - an evil spirit, the embodiment of a dangerous and formidable water element. Most often he appeared in the guise of a man or an old man with the features of an animal: paws instead of hands, with a long green beard, a body entangled in mud. In his native element, water, Vodyanoy is invincible, but on earth his strength is weakening.
Leshy Leshy is the spirit of the forest in Slavic mythology. It lives in every forest, especially loves spruce forests. Dressed like a man: red sash, caftan. But the shoes on the feet are mixed up: the left bast shoe is worn on the right foot, and the right one on the left. Leshy's eyes are green and burn like coals. In the forest, Leshy is a full-fledged master, all animals and plants obey him implicitly.
VIY Viy, in East Slavic mythology, a character whose deadly gaze was hidden behind long eyelids and eyelashes. Viy brought the devils to the offender and lifted his eyelids with a pitchfork (they were so heavy and dangerous). The one on whom Viy's deadly gaze fell was dying on the spot.
Kikimora Kikimora is an evil spirit. Kikimora, as people believe, became a child cursed by his parents, a daughter ruined by her mother. Kikimora was usually represented as a small, twisted, wrinkled old woman, dirty-dressed, unkempt. She is so small and light that she never leaves the house, afraid that she will be blown away by the wind.
MERMAID Mermaids are mythical creatures of the ancient Slavs. They became girls - drowned women. There were tree (forest) mermaids, and there were water (river) ones. There were also Mavka mermaids - these are drowned children. They were very small and almost transparent. Outwardly, the mermaids looked very much like a person from above, but below, where people's legs begin, the mermaids began a long fish tail. Mermaids are mythical creatures of the ancient Slavs. They became girls - drowned women. There were tree (forest) mermaids, and there were water (river) ones. There were also Mavka mermaids - these are drowned children. They were very small and almost transparent. Outwardly, the mermaids looked very much like a person from above, but below, where people's legs begin, the mermaids began a long fish tail.
Representation of the ancient Slavs about the structure of the world.
The structure of Slavic mythology.
Two feelings are wonderfully close to us. In them the heart finds food: Love for the native ashes, Love for the father's coffins. Based on them from time immemorial By the will of God Himself, the self-sufficiency of man, the pledge of his greatness! A.S. Pushkin
Pantheon of Slavic Gods
Inside Slavic mythology, you can
identify multiple levels
depending on the purpose of the gods.
Highest level constitute spontaneous
- sky - Svarog
- heavenly fire - Perun
- sun - Yarilo, Dazhdbog, Kupala
- air - Stribog
- Genus - The parent of all living things and things. Rod gave birth to everything that we see around. He
separated the visible world,
explicit - Reality, from the world
invisible, spiritual.
- GOD SVAROG –
Supreme Heavenly
God, Steward
the course of life and
the whole world order
Universe in Explicit
- Slavic thunderer was Perun- menacing
deity. He lives in heaven. Angry, the god throws stones on the ground
or stone arrows.
Perun from the days of the week
dedicated Thursday,
animals - horse
trees - oak.
Gods of the solar element
The sun gods are bound
with changing solar
Yarilo is a day
spring equinox.
On this day the Slavs
meet Yarila - God
spring, agriculture and
procreation.
solstice)
is on fire
God Kupala .
Therefore, on
holiday
big
the fire, which
has cleansing healing properties.
- After the Kupala holiday in the morning, the Slavs call on the main god of fertility, the god who gives all earthly blessings - Dazhdbog .
- Stribog - spirit master of the winds
lower level were gods associated with business cycles:
- Veles - the god of cattle breeding and wealth
- Makosh - the goddess of harvest, abundance and fate
- Lada - goddess of love and beauty
- Morena - goddess of death
- Niy (Viy) - judge over the dead
- Veles - the god of all blessings, cattle breeding and hunting, later became the god of wealth.
- Makosh - Goddess spinning Threads
Fate - in Heaven, as well as the patroness of women's needlework - on Earth; takes care of the women's
fertility and productivity, economy and prosperity in the house.
- Lada - Goddess of love and beauty.
- Mara (Morena) - a powerful and formidable deity, the goddess of Winter and Death.
- Viy - one of the main servants of the underworld, a judge of the dead.
Representatives of lower Slavic mythology
To lower mythology include different
classes of evil spirits, spirits, animals,
associated with all mythological
the space from the house to the forest, swamps:
brownies, goblin, water, mermaids,
ghouls, take care.
- Brownie - homeowner, home spirit, loving
good warm accommodation and kind hosts.
- Goblin - the owner of the forest, a gloomy bearded old man who loves to joke on the lost.
- Water - the owner of deep dark lakes and whirlpools, he drags to the bottom those who bathe in rivers and lakes after sunset.
- Ghoul - a dead man attacking people and animals. After death, he became a person corrupted by evil spirits or born from it.
- Mermaids - cheerful melodious creatures that help people and protect them from any danger. They are akin to Greek nymphs - the guardians of groves, rivers, streams; naiads, nereids - water maidens.
Beregini
- Beregini live along the banks of rivers, they protect people from evil spirits, predict the future, and also save small children who have been left unattended and fallen into the water.
Beregini-wanderers often pointed out to travelers where the ford was located. However, these good spirits must now be feared, for many of them became evil lobsters when people forgot
about the Mermaids and stopped monitoring the purity of the waters.
M.Yu. Lermontov "Sea Princess".
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The presentation was prepared by the teacher MKOU Nyogotskaya secondary school Kulikova Natalya Nikolaevna Tomsk region, Kargasoksky district January 2016 Gods of the ancient Slavs Subject: history Audience: 6th grade
In ancient settlements, a place of honor was occupied by pagan sanctuaries - temples
Perun is one of the most important gods of the Slavs. Thunder god, patron of warriors. The Russian ambassadors swore in the name of Perun and Veles when concluding an agreement with the Greeks in 911. In the pantheon of Prince Vladimir, Perun was the main among all the other Gods.
Lightning that strikes from the sky and causes thunder, split trees and even sometimes fall into living beings - animals and people, in the view of the Slavs - the arrows of Perun.
Flower of God - Iris Perunov The day is traditionally celebrated on July 20th. Since Perun patronizes warriors, all men carry weapons that are consecrated during the holiday.
Khors is the god of the winter sun among the ancient Slavs. Disputes around this deity do not subside, but one thing is clear - Khors occupied a special place in the mythology of the Slavs and was revered on a par with the highest gods of the pagan pantheon.
Khors was considered the patron saint of winter crops, so people working on the ground especially revered God. Holidays in honor of Khors were always accompanied by swimming in the hole and large round dances.
Stribog - in East Slavic mythology, the god of the wind. The name Stribog goes back to the ancient root "streg", which means "senior", "paternal uncle". They usually represented him in the form of a gray-haired old man living at the end of the world, in a dense forest or on an island in the middle of the sea-ocean.
Stribog was born from the breath of Rod. He can summon and tame a storm and can transform into his assistant, the mythical bird Stratim. The wind has many grandchildren and sons, small breezes: Whistle, Podaga, Weather, South wind, West wind, Siverko (North wind), East wind, Poludenik, Midnighter.
Dazhdbog is the god of the ancient Slavs, the patron of the summer sun and fertility. Older sources say that Dazhdbog was the father of Arius, the god who gave rise to the white race of the Slavs. Dazhbog closes winter and opens summer.
It is believed that Veles gave the world movement. Day began to replace night; winter was inevitably followed by spring, summer and autumn. Veles - the god of fertility, wealth and family economy was especially revered by the Slavs. All the forest animals were in the service of Veles, and his personal guard consisted of the most ancient and strong werewolves - werewolves.
Semargl is the Slavic god of primordial fire and fertility, a messenger god capable of uniting and multiplying the strength of all Svarozhichs. If Semargl appeared on the battlefield, then the power of the Yasuns (light gods) increased many times, and they certainly won. The ancient Slavs believed that Semargl did not let evil into the world.
The god of fire and the moon, fire sacrifices, home and hearth, keeps seeds and crops and can turn into a sacred winged dog. Many legends are associated with Semargl, telling how he repeatedly helped one or another god in the battle with the forces of darkness.
Makosh - the goddess of fertility and fate, the eldest of the goddesses, as well as the patroness of women's needlework on Earth; takes care of productivity, housekeeping and prosperity in the house. The threads of the lives of all living beings are concentrated in her hands.
Makosh or, as she was sometimes called, the Great Weaver, holds the canvas of the world in her hands, on which she weaves intricate patterns from the threads of life. Makosh can break any thread at any second or change the course of its movement, but she never does this.
Literature and sources Vlasova M. Russian superstitions. St. Petersburg: publishing house Azbuka - classics, 2001, 672 p. Putilov B.R. Ancient Russia in faces: Gods, heroes, people. St. Petersburg: Azbuka publishing house, 2000, 368 p. The background of the slide with the title http://pedsovet.su/load/396-2 Picture of the Elder at the temple http://i.ytimg.com/vi/1Q0ZAG3FaSE/maxresdefault.jpg Picture of the Temple https://upload.wikimedia.org/ wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/ Temple. JPG/1024px - Temple. JPG Picture Perun http://web-kapiche.ru/159-perun.html Picture Horse http://web-kapiche.ru/365-hors.html Picture round dance http://godsbay.ru/slavs/images/slav081 .jpg Picture Stribog http://godsbay.ru/slavs/stribog.html
Stribog picture http://radogost.ru/stribog.html Veles picture http://go.mail.ru/image_details?q=% D0%92%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%81&urlhash= 8778213810329895881 Picture Semargl http://go.mail.ru/image_details?q=% D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%BB&urlhash=4103161018609222726 Picture of a winged dog http://go.mail.ru/image_details?q=% D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%BB&urlhash=5326271922183055224 Image Makosh http:// go.mail.ru/image_details?q=% D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%88%D1%8C&urlhash=4597335064771032614 Image Makosh http://go.mail.ru/image_details? q=% D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%88%D1%8C&urlhash=3511760022744911596
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Slavic god - Yarilo
The god of grain, dying in the earth to be reborn as an ear, was both beautiful and cruel.
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Yarilo, fury, spring, Yar (among the northerners in ancient times it meant "village"), because used to live in huts with a hearth; brightness, - these words are united by the concept of increasing brightness, light. Indeed, after the arrival of spring, there is a rapid addition of the day and an increase in heat. Everything comes to life, grows, reaches for the sun. Nature is resurrected in the form of the beautiful Lada. Yarilo, melting the snow, lives mother - the earth with melt water. Yarilo - the sun in the form of a young, full of strength groom rides a horse to his Lada. In a hurry to start a family and give birth to children (harvest, cubs of animals, birds, fish, etc.).
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By the summer solstice, Yarilo is gaining full strength. He lives in truth and love with the earth, giving birth to new lives in the summer. By June 22, Yarilo turns into Belbog, the day is the longest, nature is kind to him and loves him. The state of Yarila is the state of all young guys. In the fourth month of the year (now April), the Russians began the most important agricultural work for the entire Slavic family.
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The root of his name - "yar" - is found in the words:
Spring wheat. Yarochka is a young sheep. Furious. Ardent - angry or ardent.
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Yarile as the god of death and resurrection
a young sheep was sacrificed, the blood of which was sprinkled on the arable land in order to make the harvest plentiful.
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Slavic god Svarog
One of the main gods in the Slavic pantheon
Svarog is the god of fire.
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One of the main gods in the Slavic pantheon. "Svarga" in Sanskrit - sky, vault of heaven, "var" - fire, heat. All Slavic derivatives come from here - cook, bungle, top, etc. Svarog was considered the god of Heaven, the mother of life (“Sva” is the mother of the Indo-Europeans). At a later time, Svarog changed his gender.
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According to Ditmar (died in 1018), the pagan Slavs honored Svarog more than other gods; some recognized him as one being with Redigast and presented him as the master of wars. In the myths of the white peoples, God forges with a hammer - he creates the world, carving lightning and sparks, for everyone he has one or another relation to fire.
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Among the Baltic Slavs, Svarozhich (otherwise called Radgost) was revered in the cult center of the redaria Retre-Radgoste as one of the main gods, whose attributes were a horse and spears, as well as a huge boar, according to legend, coming out of the sea. Among Czechs, Slovaks and Ukrainians, the fiery spirit of Rarog can be associated with Svarog.
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Khors is the god of the sun. Horse, chorus, brushwood, cross, cross, flint, spark, round dance, horo, colo, wheel, brace, stake, carols, circle, blood, red - all these words are related to each other and denote concepts associated with fire, circle, in red. If we merge them into one, we will see the image of the sun, described allegorically.
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The Slavs celebrated the beginning of the new year on December 22 - the day of the winter solstice. It was believed that on this day a small bright sun is born in the form of a boy - Khors. The new sun completed the course of the old sun (old year) and opened the course of the next year. While the sun is still weak, the earth is dominated by night and cold inherited from the old year, but every day the Great Horse (as mentioned in the "Tale of Igor's Campaign") grows, and the sun grows stronger.
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Our ancestors celebrated the solstice with carols, wore Kolovrat (an eight-pointed star) on a pole - the sun, put on the masks of totem animals that were associated in the minds of people with the images of the ancient gods: the bear - Veles, the cow - Makosh, the goat - the cheerful and at the same time evil hypostasis of Veles , the horse is the sun, the swan is Lada, the duck is Rozhanitsa (the progenitor of the world), the rooster is a symbol of time, sunrise and sunset, and so on.
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On the mountain they burned a wheel tied with straw, as if helping the sun to shine, then sledding, skating, skiing, snowball fights, fists and wall-to-wall fights, songs, dances, competitions, games began. People went to visit each other, everyone tried to better treat those who came, so that in the new year there would be abundance in the house.
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Severe northern Russia loved valiant fun. Forced to live and work in difficult conditions, our ancestors until the twentieth century were known as cheerful and hospitable people who knew how to relax. Khors is a male deity, embodying the desire of boys and adult husbands for knowledge, spiritual growth, self-improvement, to overcome the difficulties encountered in life and find the right solutions.
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Dazhdbog, give, rain - words of the same root, meaning "share, distribute." Dazhdbog sent people not only rain, but also the sun, which saturates the earth with light and warmth. Dazhdbog is an autumn sky with clouds, rains, thunderstorms, and sometimes hail. September 22 - autumn equinox, the holiday of Rod and Rozhanitsy, the day of Dazhdbog and Mokosh.
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The entire crop has been harvested, the last collections are being made in gardens and orchards. All residents of a village or city go out into nature, light a fire, roll a burning wheel - the sun onto a mountain, dance round dances with songs, play pre-wedding and ritual games. Then tables are taken out onto the main street, the best food is placed on them, and a common family feast begins. Neighbors and relatives taste the food prepared by others, praise, all together glorify the Sun, the earth and Russia - mother.
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Dazhdbozh's (solar) grandchildren - this is how the Rusichi called themselves. Symbolic signs of the sun (solar rosettes, solstice) were present everywhere among our ancestors - on clothes, dishes, in decorating houses. Every Russian man is obliged to create a large family - a clan, feed, raise, raise children and become a Dazhdbog. This is his duty, glory, truth. Behind each of us are countless ancestors - our roots, and everyone must give life to branches - descendants.
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The patron of livestock and wealth, the embodiment of gold, the trustee of merchants, cattle breeders, hunters and tillers, the owner of magic and the secret, the ruler of crossroads, the Navi god. All lower spirits obeyed him. The island of Buyan became the magical abode of Veles. Basically, Veles was engaged in earthly affairs, because he was revered as the lord of forests, animals, the god of poetry and prosperity.
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Perun is the god of thunder and lightning, the patron saint of warriors. According to the views of the Slavs, Perun appeared with his lightning on warm days of spring, fertilized the earth with rains and brought out a clear sun from behind the scattered clouds. His creative power awakened nature to life, and he, as it were, created the World again. Hence Perun is a producer, a creator. At the same time, Perun is a formidable and punishing deity; his appearance excites fear and trembling. Perun was the supreme deity of the pantheon of Prince Vladimir as the patron of the ruling military elite, the prince and the squad, punishing for non-compliance with the laws.
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Although Perun was related to the cold (he was born in the first month of winter), the Days of Perun - his time - began on June 20 and ended in early August. At this time, the Russians celebrated feasts for the soldiers who fell in battle - they gathered on mounds and red mountains, arranged feasts, military fun, measured their strength among themselves in running, throwing weapons, swimming, horse racing. They killed a bull bought on a bargain, roasted and ate it, drank honey and kvass. They conducted initiations of young guys, who had to pass serious tests, into warriors and gird themselves with weapons of the Family.
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Our ancestors always had many external enemies, there were constant wars. The shield and sword were revered as a symbol of Perun, his gift to a man. Weapons were worshiped and idolized. But not only men went into mortal combat. Often, among the dead Russians on the battlefield, the enemies were surprised to find women fighting with their husbands shoulder to shoulder. They were also patronized by the golden-whiskered Perun.
Slavic deities Genus
- Genus - the Existing, the One, the progenitor of the gods and the creator of the world This god began to create the visible world. Everything born by Rod still bears his name: nature, homeland, parents, relatives.
- The sun then went out of His face. A bright moon - from His chest. Frequent stars - from His eyes. Clear dawns - from His eyebrows. Dark nights - yes from His thoughts. Violent winds - out of breath ..
- Svarog bungled (welded, created) the earth. He found the magic stone Alatyr, uttered a magic spell - the stone grew, became a huge white-combustible stone. God foamed the ocean for them. The thickened moisture became the first land. Its celebration day falls on November 14 - Svarozhki (the day of Kuzma and Demyan). They honor both father and son - Svarozhich-Fire.
- Veles is one of the greatest gods of the ancient world. His main act was that Veles set the world created by Rod and Svarog in motion. Day began to replace night; winter was inevitably followed by spring, summer and autumn; after exhalation - inhale, after sadness - joy. It was not a monotonous repetition of the same cycles, but learning the basics of life. People learned to overcome difficulties and appreciate happiness. Veles could take on any guise. Most often he was portrayed as a wise old man, protector of plants and animals.
- Among the gifts of Svarog to people were his sons - Svarozhichi. The first of them is Dazhdbog - the god of the Sun, the giver of heat and light. His name is heard in the shortest prayer that has survived to this day: “Give, God!” Our ancestors believed that Dazhbog patronizes weddings, meets the groom at dawn on the wedding day. Dazhbog closes winter and opens summer. His idol stood on a hill in Kyiv. Dazhdbog was called the Savior, i.e. The Savior, but not in the sense of saving the lost sheep of Israel, but in the sense of a military one - a protector. Therefore, the apple (August 19) and honey Savior (August 14) are the days of honoring Svarozhich. He, along with Yarila, is also honored on Yuri Zimny (December 9).
- Perun is the most famous of the Svarozhich brothers. He is the god of thunderclouds, thunder and lightning, the patron of warriors and princely squads. God-ruler, god punishing for non-compliance with laws.
- Perun's thoughts are fast, Whatever he wants - so now. Sprinkles sparks, throws sparks From the pupils of sparkling eyes
- Perun's parents were Svarog and Lada. The birth of Perun was marked by a powerful earthquake.
- Lada is the Slavic goddess of love and beauty. (from her middle name, Slava, the name of the Slavs came). In the name of Lada, the ancient Slavs called not only the original goddess of love, but also the whole system of life - a way where everything should have been fine, that is, good. All people should be able to get along with each other. The wife called her beloved Lado, and he called her Ladushka.
- Among the ancient Russian gods, Rod, Svarog, Perun and others, Kryshnya is usually missed, but meanwhile, he is one of the main ones. Let's take a look at his deeds. Roof was brought as a brother to the very first creator of the world, Rod, although he was much younger than him. He was born not by chance, but to fulfill a great mission. At that time, great colds hit the world of Reveal. People lost the gift of the gods, fire, and died out, freezing. The cause of these great disasters was Chernobog. Roof flew down from heaven on a white-maned horse, gave people fire, and then fought on the shores of the Arctic Ocean with Chernobog and defeated him.
- Chernobog (black Serpent, Koschey) - Lord of Navi, Darkness and Pekelny kingdom. God of cold, destruction, death, evil; the god of madness and the embodiment of everything bad and black. The Slavs divide the whole world into two halves: good and evil, or friendly and hostile to man. Each of them represents its own god. Hostile is personified by Chernobog.
- Svyatobor - among the western and eastern Slavs - the god of forests and forest lands. It predetermines the fate, life and fate of all the inhabitants of the forest, ensuring harmony and concord in nature. The belief that nature cannot be inflicted - through stupidity or greed - irreparable damage, arose in ancient times. Our ancestors believed that a hunter who encroached on an animal with a cub, or a fisherman who catches fish when it spawns, will be punished by the lord of the thickets Svyatobor.
- Various assumptions are made that, they say, Kolyada is the ancient god of merry feasts, that his name is derived from the word “kolo” (circle), that carols pass thanks to him and may have something to do with witchcraft. Well, there was some truth in this assumption, it is only a pity that people have forgotten the great teacher of life. Kolyada was born 8500 years ago (that is, in the 7th millennium BC) in order to save humanity from spiritual degeneration. Having gathered 60 high priests of different nations, Kolyada began to teach the forgotten Vedic knowledge. He told the wise men gathered around him about the Great Kolo of Svarog, about the Day and Night of Svarog, and also established the first calendar.
- Bereginya is the great goddess who gave birth to all things. She is accompanied everywhere by radiant riders, personifying the sun. She was especially often addressed during the ripening of bread - this indicates that the goddess belongs to the supreme patrons of the human race.
- Mother Earth Cheese has been an important character in Slavic mythology since ancient times. The earth was presented to the imagination of the pagan, who deified nature, as a living human-like creature. Herbs, flowers, shrubs, trees seemed to him her magnificent hair; he recognized stone rocks as bones (the consonance of the words “rock” and “skeleton” is noticeable); tenacious tree roots replaced the veins, the blood of the earth was the water oozing from its depths.