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    Gods Known From Kiev, But not Described in Any Other Pantheon
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    Author: * Sandor Scylding - 13 Posts on this thread out of 23 Posts sitewide.
    Date: Oct 21, 2004 - 04:10

    Simargl- This was a winged griffin which was apparently a god borrowed from the Sarmatians in the 1st century BC. He seems to have been a warrior-god.

    Khors- This name is said to be borrowed from the Iranian pantheon for the personified sun. This would mean he is synonymous with Svarozhich or perhaps a different personified sun for certain Slavic regions.

    Stribog- In the Igor Tale (which I'm not familiar with), she says Stribog is the grandfather of the winds.

    Dazbog- In Slavic, it means the giver of wealth.

    Mokosh- According to Gimbutas, "if Mokosh was pleased with their offerings, she would help them with their laundry". [A goddess of laundry?] She says the Czechs prayed to her in times of draught. Around Novgorod, she spins flax at night, but around Olonets, she spins wool. She seems to be connected with textiles and the production of water, so I guess laundry falls in both categories. Frequent offerings include grain, flax, wool, pigs, calves, sheep and money.


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