Kupalo
Sign in to savethumb|Kupała, Wojciech Gerson, 1897 Kupala or Kupalo is an alleged Slavic deity who was first mentioned in the 17th century and compared to the Greek goddess Ceres. However, modern scholars of Slavic mythology deny the existence of such a deity.
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thumb|Kupała, Wojciech Gerson, 1897 Kupala or Kupalo is an alleged Slavic deity who was first mentioned in the 17th century and compared to the Greek goddess Ceres. However, modern scholars of Slavic mythology deny the existence of such a deity.
== Sources == The first source that mentions the deity Kupalo is the Hustyn Chronicle dating back to the 17th century: