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Also known as Svarožic, Svaražic, Svarožič

Svarozhits (Latin: Zuarasiz, Zuarasici, Old East Slavic: Сварожиць, Russian: Сваро́жич, Сваро́жиц), Svarozhich (Old East Slavic: Сварожичь, Russian: Сварожич) is a Slavic god of fire, son of Svarog. One of the few Pan-Slavic gods, he is most likely identical with Radegast or its regional variant; it is also but much less often identified with Dazhbog.

Key facts

Deity.father
Svarog
Deity.siblings
Dazhbog?
Deity.type
Slavic
Deity.name
SvarozhitsСварожиць • Сварожичь
Deity.god_of
Fire (East Slavs)
Deity.image
Kupala 2015 in Krasotinka, Kaluga (5).jpg
Deity.caption
Modern Slavic Rodnover temple of fire-Svarozhits in Krasotinka, Kaluga Oblast, Russia
Deity.cult_center
Rethra
Deity.hinduism_equivalent
Agni
Deity.christian_equivalent
Saint Maurice?
Deity.animals
Boar?
Deity.gender
Male
Deity.region
Europe
Deity.ethnic_group
Slavs
Deity.other_names
Svarozhich

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • Sources
  • Polabian Slavs
  • East Slavs
  • South Slavic folklore
  • Proper names
  • Interpretations
  • Svarozhits-Radegast
  • Notes
  • References
  • Bibliography

Svarozhits (Latin: Zuarasiz, Zuarasici, Old East Slavic: Сварожиць, Russian: Сваро́жич, Сваро́жиц), Svarozhich (Old East Slavic: Сварожичь, Russian: Сварожич) is a Slavic god of fire, son of Svarog. One of the few Pan-Slavic gods, he is most likely identical with Radegast or its regional variant; it is also but much less often identified with Dazhbog.

== Etymology ==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Svarozhich” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.