Dažbog
Sign in to savethumb|A 2018 Rodnovery|pagan altar with depiction of Dazhbog in [[Poland]] Dazhbog (), alternatively Daždźboh (), Dazhboh (), Dažbog, Dazhdbog, Dajbog, Daybog, Dabog, Dazibogu, or Dadźbóg, was one of the major gods of Slavic mythology, most likely a solar deity and possibly a cultural hero. He is one of several authentic Slavic gods, mentioned by a number of medieval manuscripts, and one of the few Slavic gods for which evidence of worship can be found in all Slavic tribes.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Slavic
- Deity.name
- Dazhbog
- Deity.member_of
- Vladimir's pantheon
- Deity.parents
- Svarog (father)
- Deity.siblings
- Svarozhits (?)
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7 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Characteristics
- Relationship to Khors
- In modern culture
- See also
- References
- Further reading
thumb|A 2018 Rodnovery|pagan altar with depiction of Dazhbog in [[Poland]] Dazhbog (), alternatively Daždźboh (), Dazhboh (), Dažbog, Dazhdbog, Dajbog, Daybog, Dabog, Dazibogu, or Dadźbóg, was one of the major gods of Slavic mythology, most likely a solar deity and possibly a cultural hero. He is one of several authentic Slavic gods, mentioned by a number of medieval manuscripts, and one of the few Slavic gods for which evidence of worship can be found in all Slavic tribes.
Dazhbog (or Dazhboh) is mentioned in the Primary Chronicle, a history of early Kievan Rus' as one of seven gods whose statues Prince Vladimir the Great erected in front of his palace in Kiev in 980, when he came to the throne. The name is also mentioned in the Hypatian Codex, as well as in the medieval Old East Slavic epic ''The Tale of Igor's Campaign .