Perun
Sign in to saveIn Slavic mythology, Perun () is the highest god of the pantheon and the god of sky, thunder, lightning, storms, rain, law, war, fertility and oak trees. His other attributes were fire, mountains, wind, iris, eagle, firmament (in Indo-European languages, this was joined with the notion of the sky of stone), horses and carts, and weapons (hammer, axe (Axe of Perun), and arrow). The supreme god in the Kievan Rus' during the 9th-10th centuries, Perun was first associated with weapons made of stone and later with those of metal.
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Perun was the supreme god in Slavic mythology, commanding authority over the sky, thunder, lightning, storms, and numerous other domains including war, law, fertility, and oak trees. He matters as a central figure in the religious beliefs of Kievan Rus' during the 9th-10th centuries, representing the pantheon's highest deity and embodying both natural forces and human concerns like justice and warfare.
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Key facts
- Deity.type
- Slavic
- Deity.image
- File:Saint George slays the dragon, Croatia, 8th century.jpg
- Deity.caption
- Relief sculpture of Perun defeating Veles. Žrnovnica, Croatia. Probably, 8th century
- Deity.name
- Perun
- Deity.god_of
- God of the sky, lightning, thunder, war
- Deity.member_of
- Vladimir's pantheon
- Deity.symbol
- Oak, fire, iris
- Deity.animals
- Eagle
- Deity.weapon
- Hammer, mace or axe
- Deity.battles
- Battle of Perun and Veles
- Deity.consort
- Mokosh, Perunika or Dodola
- Deity.children
- Jarilo and Morana
Article
14 sectionsContents
- Sources
- Etymology
- Weapons
- The cult of Perun among neighboring tribes
- Characteristics
- Post-Christian Perun
- In neopaganism
- Legacy
- Toponyms
- Onomastics
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
In Slavic mythology, Perun () is the highest god of the pantheon and the god of sky, thunder, lightning, storms, rain, law, war, fertility and oak trees. His other attributes were fire, mountains, wind, iris, eagle, firmament (in Indo-European languages, this was joined with the notion of the sky of stone), horses and carts, and weapons (hammer, axe (Axe of Perun), and arrow). The supreme god in the Kievan Rus' during the 9th-10th centuries, Perun was first associated with weapons made of stone and later with those of metal.
== Sources == Of all historic records describing Slavic gods, those mentioning Perun are the most numerous. As early as the 6th century, he was mentioned in De Bello Gothico, a historical source written by the Eastern Roman historian Procopius. A short note describing beliefs of a certain South Slavic tribe states they acknowledge that one god, creator of lightning, is the only lord of all: to him do they sacrifice an ox and all sacrificial animals. While the name of the god is not mentioned here explicitly, 20th century research has established beyond doubt that the god of thunder and lightning in Slavic mythology is Perun. To this day, the word perun in a number of Slavic languages means "thunder," or "lightning bolt".