Veles, Volos, Weles, or Voloh is a major Slavic god of earth, waters and Underworld, associated with dragons, cattle, magic, musicians, wealth and trickery. He is also the opponent of thunder-god Perun, and the battle between two of them constitutes one of most important myths of Slavic mythology. Veles appears to be both a very complex and very ancient god: he may even be a relic from a common Proto-Indo-European pantheon. He was imagined to be (at least partialy) serpentine, with horns (of bull, ram or some othe ...

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• Veles god - Sources
• Veles god - Enemy of Perun and Storm myth
• Veles god - God of Underworld and dead
• Veles god - God of trickery and musicians
• Veles god - God of cattle and harvest
• Veles god - Post-Christian Veles
• Veles god - Refrences

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Perun, Perun - Myth, Perun - Etymology, Perun - Toponyms, Perun - Comics

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The Russian philologists Vyacheslav Vsevolodovich Ivanov and Vladimir Toporov reconstructed the mythical battle of Perun and Veles through comparative study of various Indo-European mythologies and a large number of Slavic folk stories and songs. A unifying characteristic of all Indo-European mythologies is a story about a battle betwen god of thunder and a huge serpent or a dragon. In Slavic version of the myth, Perun is a god of thunder, whilst Veles acts as a dragon who opposes him. The etimology of his name links him closely to Vala, an ...

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Veles god, Veles god - Sources, Veles god - Enemy of Perun and Storm myth, Veles god - God of Underworld and dead, Veles god - God of trickery and musicians, Veles god - God of cattle and harvest, Veles god - Post-Christian Veles, Veles god - Refrences

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Cernunnos in Celtic polytheism is the deified spirit of horned male animals, especially of stags, a nature god associated with produce and fertility. As a "Horned God", Cernunnos was one of a number of similar deities found in many ancient cultures. Cernunnos - Origins. Cernunos is known, from archaeological sources such as inscriptions and depictions, to have been worshipped in Gaul, Northern Italy (Gallia Cisalpina) and the southern coast of Britain. The earliest known probable depiction of Cernunnos was ...

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• Cernunnos - Medieval traces
• Cernunnos - Neo-Paganism
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In Aztec and Toltec mythology, Xolotl ("The Animal", Lord of the Evening Star, Lord of the Underworld) was the god of lightning and a "psychopomp", which is to say that he was the one who aided the dead on their journey to Mictlan, the afterlife. Xolotl was also the god of fire and of bad luck. He was the twin of Quetzalcoatl, the pair being sons of the virgin Coatlicue, and was the evil personification of Venus, the evening star. He guarded the sun when it went through the underworld at night. He also brought ...

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Ancient Slavs viewed their world as a huge tree, with the treetop and branches representing the heavenly abode of gods and the world of mortals, whilst the roots represented the underworld. And while Perun, seen as a hawk or eagle sitting on a tallest branch of tree, was belived to be ruler of heaven and living world, Veles, seen as a huge serpent coiling around the roots, was ruling the world of dead. This was actualy quite a lovely place, described in folk tales as a green and wet world of grassy plains and eternal spring, where various fa ...

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Veles god, Veles god - Sources, Veles god - Enemy of Perun and Storm myth, Veles god - God of Underworld and dead, Veles god - God of trickery and musicians, Veles god - God of cattle and harvest, Veles god - Post-Christian Veles, Veles god - Refrences

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Veles is one of few Slavic gods for which evidence of worship can be found in all Slavic nations. Primary Chronicle, a historical record of the early Eastern Slavic state, is the earliest and most important record, mentioning a god named Volos several times. Firstly he is mentioned in peace treaties of early 10th century betwen Rulers of Kievan Rus' and Byzantine emperors, where the Slavs make an oath of peace by swearing upon their gods, Perun and Volos. Here Volos is mentioned as god of cattle and peasants, who will punish oath-breakers wi ...

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Veles god, Veles god - Sources, Veles god - Enemy of Perun and Storm myth, Veles god - God of Underworld and dead, Veles god - God of trickery and musicians, Veles god - God of cattle and harvest, Veles god - Post-Christian Veles, Veles god - Refrences

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After the advent of Christianity, Veles was split into several different characters. As a god of Underworld and dragon he, of course, became identified with the Devil. His more benevolent sides were transformed to several Christian saints. As a protector of cattle, he became associated with St. Blaise, populary known among various Slavic nations as St. Vlaho, St. Blaz, or St. Vlasiy. In Yaroslavl, for example, the first church built on the site of Veles's pagan shrine was dedicated to St Blaise, for the latter's name was similar to Veles and ...

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Veles god, Veles god - Sources, Veles god - Enemy of Perun and Storm myth, Veles god - God of Underworld and dead, Veles god - God of trickery and musicians, Veles god - God of cattle and harvest, Veles god - Post-Christian Veles, Veles god - Refrences

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In every age, the Wheel of Time occasionally spins out a few very special people: ta'veren. These people are the loci of destiny, the focal points around which all other lives whirl. They will shape the course of history, merely by breathing. Perrin Aybara had no idea. Perrin is a broad-shouldered, shaggy-haired man who was training to be a blacksmith before being forced to leave Emond's Field with Moiraine Damodred and his friends, Rand al'Thor and Matrim Cauthon. Unbeknowest to anyone except Moiraine Sedai, all three w ...

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Perrin Aybara, Perrin Aybara - Youth, Perrin Aybara - Wolfbrother, Perrin Aybara - The Hawk and the Falcon, Perrin Aybara - Lord of the Two Rivers, Perrin Aybara - The Prophet of the Dragon, Perrin Aybara - The Axe and the Hammer, Perrin Aybara - Perun References

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Unfortunately, the journey went afoul, as most do when the Dark One takes interest, and Perrin and Egwene al'Vere found themselves separated from their friends. The two were travelling to Caemlyn (or attempting to) when they met a man in the woods named Elyas Machera. Elyas was a Wolfbrother, a man with unusual connections to wolves. He recognized the latent ability in Perrin as well, and introduced him to a pack of wolves, which included Hopper and Dap ...

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Perrin Aybara, Perrin Aybara - Youth, Perrin Aybara - Wolfbrother, Perrin Aybara - The Hawk and the Falcon, Perrin Aybara - Lord of the Two Rivers, Perrin Aybara - The Prophet of the Dragon, Perrin Aybara - The Axe and the Hammer, Perrin Aybara - Perun References

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Rand, always in need of trustworthy commanders, sent Perrin, Faile, the Two Rivers army, Berelain, her Mayeners, some Aiel Wise Ones, oathsworn Aes Sedai, and two Asha'man, to Ghealdan. There a man named Masema Dagar, the so-called Prophet of the Dragon, was causing all sorts of trouble. Perrin's orders were to find Masema (all three were old pals from The Great Hunt) and bring him to heel. Tempers fl ...

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Perrin Aybara, Perrin Aybara - Youth, Perrin Aybara - Wolfbrother, Perrin Aybara - The Hawk and the Falcon, Perrin Aybara - Lord of the Two Rivers, Perrin Aybara - The Prophet of the Dragon, Perrin Aybara - The Axe and the Hammer, Perrin Aybara - Perun References

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Cernunos is known, from archaeological sources such as inscriptions and depictions, to have been worshipped in Gaul, Northern Italy (Gallia Cisalpina) and the southern coast of Britain. The earliest known probable depiction of Cernunnos was found at Val Camonica in Italy, dating from the 4th century BC, while the best known depiction is on the famous Gundestrup cauldron found in Denmark and dating to the 1st century BC. In Gallo-Roman religion, his name is known from the "Pillar of the Boatmen" ("Pilier des nautes"), a monument ...

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Cernunnos, Cernunnos - Origins, Cernunnos - Etymology, Cernunnos - Iconography, Cernunnos - Medieval traces, Cernunnos - Neo-Paganism, Cernunnos - Wicca

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The depictions of Cernunnos are strikingly consistent throughout the Celtic world. His most distinctive attribute are his stag's horns, and he is usually portrayed as a mature man with long hair and a beard. He wears a torc, an ornate neck-ring used by the Celts to denote nobility. He often carries other torcs in his hands or hanging from his horns, as well as a purse filled with coins. He is usually portrayed seated and cross-legged, in a position which some have interpreted as meditative or shamanic, although it may only reflect the fact that the C ...

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Cernunnos, Cernunnos - Origins, Cernunnos - Etymology, Cernunnos - Iconography, Cernunnos - Medieval traces, Cernunnos - Neo-Paganism, Cernunnos - Wicca

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Cernunnos - Wicca. In Wicca, imagery derived from historical Celtic culture is sometimes used, including a depiction of Cernunnos, often referred to as The Horned God. This version of Cernunnos is based little on historical findings and more on phallic symbolism, merged from elements of Pan and from Eliphas Lévi's depiction of Baphomet. The adherents generally follow a life-fertility-death cycle for Cernunnos, though his death is now usually set at Samhain, the Gaelic New Year Festival usually taking place on Oc ...

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Cernunnos, Cernunnos - Origins, Cernunnos - Etymology, Cernunnos - Iconography, Cernunnos - Medieval traces, Cernunnos - Neo-Paganism, Cernunnos - Wicca

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There are several legends about who founded Bansko. According to one of them, Bansko was founded by people who lived in Dobarsko, a village in the Rila, itself according to a legend founded by the blinded army of Tsar Samuil. Another legend claims that Bansko was founded by an Italian painter by the name of Ciociolino, thus the existense of the name Chucholin in Bansko. Still according to another legend it was a Slavic tribe called the Peruns, who lived in Pirin and worshiped Perun, that founded the village later to become a town. There are a number of ethnographic texts, legends, prayers and oratories, w ...

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Bansko, Bansko - Legends, Bansko - History, Bansko - Bansko today

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Perkūnas and Pērkons have cognates outside of the Baltic languages, such as: Old Slavic - Perun Belarus - Pyarun Old Indian - Parjanya Hittite - Pirva Albanian - Perëndi (probably) Thracian - Περχων Moldovan - Pur'gine-paza Finnish and Lappish - Perkele (non Indo-European languages) Perkūnas' wife was named Perkūnija or Perkūnė. See Icelandic Fjorgyn, mother of Thor (the Thunderer ...

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Perkūnas, Perkūnas - Name origins, Perkūnas - Challenges in reconstructing the mythology, Perkūnas - Earliest written sources, Perkūnas - Representation

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The night Perrin left the Two Rivers, he received his signature weapon: a moon-bladed hand axe which Master Luhhan had crafted. He has acquitted himself well with it, using muscles well-accustomed to swinging ten pounds of steel. In Tear, however, just before Rand took the Stone, Perrin stopped for an unplanned night's work at a Tairen forge, and in payment (and gratitude) the blacksmith gave him the hammer he had used. These signature tools perfectly encapsulate Perrin Aybara: a sim ...

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Perrin Aybara, Perrin Aybara - Youth, Perrin Aybara - Wolfbrother, Perrin Aybara - The Hawk and the Falcon, Perrin Aybara - Lord of the Two Rivers, Perrin Aybara - The Prophet of the Dragon, Perrin Aybara - The Axe and the Hammer, Perrin Aybara - Perun References

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Thor - Homologues in related Indo-European religions. Taranis Indra Perkunas Perun Zeus Jupiter Thor - Homologues in other religions. Tiermes, Tordöm or Torum ("the golden light", Finno-Ugric). Several Finno-Ugric peoples have thunder gods with names similar to Thor. Some, like Estonian Taara even retain the connection with Thursday. One theory is that Thor is a loan from Finno-Ugric mythology, although the Hittit ...

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Thor, Thor - Thor's character, Thor - Thor's family, Thor - Thor's possessions, Thor - Stories and myths, Thor - Thor in Norse literature, Thor - Named after Thor, Thor - Other names, Thor - Homologues, Thor - Homologues in related Indo-European religions, Thor - Homologues in other religions, Thor - Thor in modern popular culture

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Slavic mythology - Supreme god. The original supreme god of the Slavs was probably Rod. Information about Rod worship is scarce. In some branches of the Slavic religion, the supreme god is Svarog (senior member of Triglav). But exactly because of his nature he was not the most worshiped: that was Perun, while tribes that were occupied mostly with cattle could pay most attention to Veles and so on. The Wendish people are said to have had the three-headed Triglav as their supreme god. Sometimes this god is referred ...

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Slavic mythology, Slavic mythology - Primary sources, Slavic mythology - Cosmology, Slavic mythology - Major feasts, Slavic mythology - Gods, Slavic mythology - Supreme god, Slavic mythology - Pantheon, Slavic mythology - Locations, Slavic mythology - Mythical creatures, Slavic mythology - Mythical persons, Slavic mythology - Spirits, Slavic mythology - Slavic folk medicine and magic, Slavic mythology - Circles

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Thor - Homologues in related Indo-European religions. Taranis Indra Perkunas Perun Zeus Jupiter Thor - Homologues in other religions. Tiermes, Tordöm or Torum ("the golden light", Finno-Ugric). Several Finno-Ugric peoples have thunder gods with names similar to Thor. Some, like Estonian Taara even retain the connection with Thursday. One theory is that Thor is a loan from Finno-Ugric mythology, although the Hittit ...

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Thor, Thor - Characteristics, Thor - Family, Thor - Possessions, Thor - Surviving representations, Thor - Stories and myths, Thor - Norse literature, Thor - Archaeological finds, Thor - Named after Thor, Thor - Locations, Thor - Misc, Thor - Other names, Thor - Homologues, Thor - Homologues in related Indo-European religions, Thor - Homologues in other religions, Thor - Thor in modern popular culture, Thor - Opera, Thor - Comics, Thor - Film, Thor - Games, Thor - Literature, Thor - Television

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