Slavic mythology - Locations

Slavic mythology and Slavic religion evolved over more than 3,000 years. It is conjectured that some parts of it are from neolithic or possibly even mesolithic times. The religion possesses numerous common traits with other Indo-European religions. Slavic mythology - Primary sources. Very few written records are known to survive from the centuries before Christianization. The controversial Book of Veles is believed by some to be a sacred text of this religion. Saxo Grammaticus is another source with ...

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• 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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According to the Book of Veles, Slavic religion recognizes three realms: Jav, Prav and Nav, Yav being the material world, Nav the immaterial, and Prav being the laws that govern them. The emphasis on the three realms is particularly characteristic for the Slavic neopaganists that draw on the Book of Veles. The main symbol of ancient Slavic cosmogonic ideas was the World Tree. Slavs imagined that all three realms are vertically situated on a gigantic oak tree, that holds the whole Universe. In its crown was Slavic Heaven/paradise, so c ...

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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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March 21st - first day of spring. The Jare feast was dedicated to the rebirth of life after the hardships of winter. The feast involved the creation of pisanki or decorated eggs, which symbolised new life. This tradition is still common in all the Slavic countries at the time of Easter. June 21st-June 22nd - first day of summer. The Kupala or Kres feast that celebrated fire. It was on the night of this feast that the legendary fern bloomed. The feast involved burning fires, floating wreathes and youngsters getting coupl ...

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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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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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