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She is the Slavic continuation of the Proto-Indo-European goddess of dawn *H₂éwsōs [24] and has many of her characteristics: she lives overseas on the island of Bujan, [25] opens the door for the Sun to go on its daily journey across the sky, [25] also has a golden boat. Zora can be a single figure, two figures, or three.
Slavic paganism. A priest of Svantevit depicted on a stone from Arkona, now in the church of Altenkirchen, Rügen. Slavic paganism, Slavic mythology, or Slavic religion is the religious beliefs, myths, and ritual practices of the Slavs before Christianisation, which occurred at various stages between the 8th and the 13th century. [1]
Zorya. Zorya ( lit. "Dawn"; also many variants: Zarya, Zaria, Zorza, Zirnytsia, Zaranitsa, Zoryushka, etc.) is a figure in Slavic folklore, a feminine personification of dawn, possibly goddess. Depending on tradition, she may appear as a singular entity, or two or three sisters at once. Although Zorya is etymologically unrelated to the Proto ...
Slavic: Devana was the Slavic goddess of wild nature, forests, hunting and the moon, equated with the Greek goddess Artemis and Roman goddess Diana. Diana: Roman: Diana is a goddess in Roman and Hellenistic religion, primarily considered a patroness of the countryside, hunters, crossroads, and the Moon.
Mokosh ( Old East Slavic: Мóкошь, romanized: Mókošʹ) is a Slavic goddess mentioned in the Primary Chronicle, protector of women's work and women's destiny. [1] She watches over spinning and weaving, shearing of sheep, [2] and protects women in childbirth. Mokosh is the Mother Goddess. [3]
See also Category:Slavic gods. Pages in category "Slavic goddesses" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
Moryana. Moryana ( Russian: Моря́на, pronounced [mɐˈrʲanə]) is a female sea spirit in Slavic folklore, possibly a goddess. [1] [2] Moryana was a sea vodyanitsa and daughter of the Sea Tsar, [3] [4] [5] and also, according to some beliefs, she ruled the winds. [1] [6] Sometimes the moryany/moryanki (plural; Russian: моряны ...
Devana ( Polish: Dziewanna [d͡ʑɛˈvan.na] ⓘ, Latin: Dzewana ), Zevana ( Polish: Ziewanna ), less often Zievonya ( Polish: Ziewonja, Zewonia) is the goddess of wild nature, forests, hunting and the moon worshiped by the Western Slavs. In the sources, she was first mentioned in the 15th century by Jan Długosz, who compared her to the Roman ...