Slavic creatures of folklore

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1 GODS
2 DII MINORES
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GODS

  • Byelobog, god of day. (from Slavic byely, "white" + bog, "spirit" [see bogart.])
  • Chernobog, god of night. (from Slavic cherny, "black" + bog, "spirit" [see bogey.])
  • volkhvy, druids.
  • Byelun, god of wisedom. (from Slavic byely, "white")
  • Svarog, god of sky. (from Slavic svar, "bright and clear")
  • Dazhbog, god of the sun and son of Svarog. (from Slavic dazh, "sun" + bog, "spirit" [see boogeyman.])
  • Svarogich or Ogonoi, god of fire and son of Svarog. (from Slavic, "son of Svarog" or ogon, "fire" [see agni.])
  • Myesyats, god of the moon and brother of Svarog.
  • Zorya Utrennyaya, goddess of the morning aurora, daughter of Myesyats. (from Slavic zorya, "aurora" + utro, "morning")
  • Zorya or Zarya, goddess of dawn. (from Slavic zorya, "aurora")
  • Zorya Vechernyaya, goddess of the nighttime aurora. (from Slavic zorya, "aurora" + vecher, "evening")
  • Zvezda Dennitsa, the morning star. (from Slavic zorya, "aurora")
  • Vechernyaya Zvezda, the evening star. (from Slavic vecher, "evening" + zorya, "aurora")
  • Perun, the god of noise. (from Slavic perouno, "thunderbolt")
  • Dogoda, the god of the refreshing West Wind, son of Perun.
  • Stribog, the god of the South Wind, son of Perun.
  • Varpulis, the god of the North Wind, son of Perun.
  • Erisvorsch, the god of the tempestual East Wind, son of Perun.
  • Mati-Syra-Zemlya, or "Moist-Mother-Earth", was the goddess of the Earth.
  • Volos, god of wild beasts.
  • Datan, Tawals, and Lawkapatim, gods of plowing.
  • Marzanna, goddess of fruit.
  • Siliniets and Modeina, gods of the forest.
  • Walgino, god of cattle.
  • Kurwaichin, god of sheep.
  • Kremara, god of pigs.
  • Priparchis, god of piglets.
  • Kricco, god of corn.
  • Kirinis, god of cherries.
  • Mokosh, god of small, domestic animals.
  • Zosim, god of bees.
  • Zuttibur, god of firewood.
  • Sicksa, goddess of trickery.
  • Svantovit or Svetovid or Pyerun, god of war.

DII MINORES

  • domovoi (from Slavic dom, "house")
  • dvorovoi (from Slavic dvor, "yard")
  • bannik (from Slavic banya, "bath")
  • ovinnik (from Slavic ovin, "barn")
  • kikimora
  • peseias
  • krukis
  • ratainitsa
  • prigirstitis
  • giwoitis
  • matergabia
  • dugnai
  • krimba
  • leshy (from Slavic les, "forest")
  • leshachikha (from Slavic, "wife of the leshy")
  • leshonki (from Slavic, "children of the leshy")
  • polevik (from Slavic pole, "field" [see Poland and type a search for, "etymology"])
  • poludnitsa (from Slavic poluden or polden, "noon")
  • Slavic fairies -- rusalka, vila, veela, wili
  • vodyanoi, vodnik (from Slavic voda, "water")

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