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Perun is one of the most revered gods in Slavic neopaganism (rodnovery). He is considered a thunderer, the god of warriors, and a rival of Veles,[15][16]also embodying spring thunderstorms that fertilize the earth.[17] Slavic neopaganism has two directions: the militant worshipers of Perun and the "nature-like" worshipers of Veles.[16]
Korab, a deity found in old Croatian mythology, associated with the sea, navigation and fishing, that was reportedly the eponym of the island of Rab, Mount Korab, and a kind of a boat. [63] Kresnik – character in Slovenian folklore. Together with his brother, Trot, he flew in a golden chariot.
Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin (/ r æ ˈ s p j uː t ɪ n /; Russian: Григо́рий Ефи́мович Распу́тин [ɡrʲɪˈɡorʲɪj jɪˈfʲiməvʲɪtɕ rɐˈsputʲɪn]; 21 January [O.S. 9 January] 1869 – 30 December [O.S. 17 December] 1916) was a Russian mystic and faith healer.
In the pre-Christian religion of Eastern and Southern Slavs, Rod ( Slovenian, Croatian Bosnian: Rod, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, Serbian Cyrillic: Род, Ukrainian Cyrillic: Рід) is the god of the family, ancestors and fate, perhaps as the supreme god. Among Southern Slavs, he is also known as Sud (" (the) Judge"). [ 1]
Veles, [a] also known as Volos, is a major god of earth, waters, livestock, and the underworld in Slavic paganism. His mythology and powers are similar, though not identical, to those of (among other deities) Odin, Loki and Hermes . According to reconstruction by some researchers, he is the opponent of the supreme thunder god Perun.
March 21, 2021. ( 2021-03-21) American Gods is an American fantasy drama television series based on Neil Gaiman 's 2001 novel of the same name and developed by Bryan Fuller and Michael Green for the premium cable network Starz. Produced by Fremantle North America and distributed by Lionsgate Television, the first season premiered on April 30, 2017.
Patrioticheskaya Pesnya. " The Patriotic Song " [a] was the national anthem of Russia from 1991 to 2000. It was previously the regional anthem of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic from 1990 until 1991 (until 1990 it used the State Anthem of the Soviet Union ), when it transformed into the Russian Federation after the dissolution ...
Stribog appears for the first time in the 12th-century Primary Chronicle together with other gods for whom Vladimir the Great erected statues: . And Vladimir began to reign alone in Kyiv, and he set up idols on the hill outside the castle: one of Perun, made of wood with a head of silver and a moustache of gold, and others of Khors, Dazhbog, Stribog, Simargl, Mokosh.