| The Slavic people pictured the universe as a giant | | | | gives light to the world with his golden shield. |
| oak tree, known today as the World tree where the | | | | Svarojich is the God of fire, flame and fireplace. He |
| three parallel world existed. They are called Parv, Iav | | | | protects people’s life, provides warmth and light |
| and Nav. In the crown of that tree is situated the | | | | and sends away wild animals. But he also can be |
| world of the Gods where the God of Fire – | | | | destructive and violent. It is not allowed to say aloud |
| Svarog rules. | | | | his first name that’s why nobody knows it. The |
| Below is the world Iav – the world of living | | | | third son of Svarog was Perun Svarojich – the |
| creatures, the visible world. There rules the God of | | | | fearful and mean God of lightnings, thunders and |
| lightnings and thunders – Perun. In the roots of | | | | storms, hurricanes, hail and wars – the punisher |
| the tree is the world Nav – the world of the | | | | of people, protector of the world’s order. |
| spirits and dead where the mean God Chernobog and | | | | Veles – is the God of wisdom, magic, knowledge, |
| its wife Mora are in charge.There are a lot of gods in | | | | skills, art, cattle-breeding, protector ofcattle and |
| Slavic mythology but the most common were as | | | | wealth. |
| follows: | | | | Lada is a made-up goddess of harmony, joy, youth, |
| Perun – one of the most powerful gods in Slavic | | | | beauty and love. |
| mythology – the God of thunder and lightning. He | | | | Rod is the first God – progenitor of Gods and |
| is described as a rugged man with copper beard,f | | | | creator of the universe. He is a protector of |
| riding chariot pulled by a goat and carrying a mighty | | | | blood-ties, kinship and clan unions. At the beginning of |
| axe or hammer. The axe is hurled at evil people but | | | | Time, only Rod existed and there was nothing else |
| always returned to his hands. According to the Slavic | | | | around him. Later he created the universe and the |
| myths and legends, the main God used to be Svarog | | | | three worlds Prav, Iav and Nav. Rod is husband of |
| – master and parent of the Gods, the supreme | | | | the Goddess of creation and fertility Jiva and father |
| God-creator. He rules in the world of Gods – | | | | of the Goddesses of life – Rojdenitsi. |
| Prav. Svarog is one of the first gods, created by Rod | | | | Triglav is the observer of the world order and the |
| – the great creator. He is considered to be the | | | | keeper of the God’s law. He observes the Gods |
| smith God and the spirit of fire. He is described as a | | | | and the people and knows everything that they do. |
| fire serpent or winged dragon that breathes fire. In | | | | When the God’s law is violated, he is the one to |
| some legends Svarog fights Zmey (a giant | | | | judge them. He is described as three-headed man |
| multi-headed dragon), catches Zmey and uses him to | | | | sometimes with golden blindfolds over his eyes. |
| pull a plough. Svarog had three sons: Dajbog – | | | | Sventovit is a four-headed god with two heads |
| the God of Sun who gives life and fertility. He is | | | | looking forward and two back. He is the God of |
| described as a young golden-haired man who travels | | | | world’s directions, patron of the superior power, |
| every morning on his chariot pulled by 12 horses and | | | | justice and lawmaking. |