Slavic Gods

The Slavic people pictured the universe as a giantgives light to the world with his golden shield.
oak tree, known today as the World tree where theSvarojich is the God of fire, flame and fireplace. He
three parallel world existed. They are called Parv, Iavprotects people’s life, provides warmth and light
and Nav. In the crown of that tree is situated theand 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 livingthird son of Svarog was Perun Svarojich – the
creatures, the visible world. There rules the God offearful and mean God of lightnings, thunders and
lightnings and thunders – Perun. In the roots ofstorms, hurricanes, hail and wars – the punisher
the tree is the world Nav – the world of theof people, protector of the world’s order.
spirits and dead where the mean God Chernobog andVeles – is the God of wisdom, magic, knowledge,
its wife Mora are in charge.There are a lot of gods inskills, art, cattle-breeding, protector ofcattle and
Slavic mythology but the most common were aswealth.
follows:Lada is a made-up goddess of harmony, joy, youth,
Perun – one of the most powerful gods in Slavicbeauty and love.
mythology – the God of thunder and lightning. HeRod is the first God – progenitor of Gods and
is described as a rugged man with copper beard,fcreator of the universe. He is a protector of
riding chariot pulled by a goat and carrying a mightyblood-ties, kinship and clan unions. At the beginning of
axe or hammer. The axe is hurled at evil people butTime, only Rod existed and there was nothing else
always returned to his hands. According to the Slavicaround him. Later he created the universe and the
myths and legends, the main God used to be Svarogthree worlds Prav, Iav and Nav. Rod is husband of
– master and parent of the Gods, the supremethe 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 RodTriglav is the observer of the world order and the
– the great creator. He is considered to be thekeeper of the God’s law. He observes the Gods
smith God and the spirit of fire. He is described as aand the people and knows everything that they do.
fire serpent or winged dragon that breathes fire. InWhen the God’s law is violated, he is the one to
some legends Svarog fights Zmey (a giantjudge them. He is described as three-headed man
multi-headed dragon), catches Zmey and uses him tosometimes 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 islooking forward and two back. He is the God of
described as a young golden-haired man who travelsworld’s directions, patron of the superior power,
every morning on his chariot pulled by 12 horses andjustice and lawmaking.