Uslad
Sign in to saveUslad () is a Slavic pseudo-deity, whose name appeared from the misreading of the words 'усъ златъ' ("golden moustache") from the Primary Chronicle. This misinterpretation / misreading was recognized already in the 19th century, by e.g., Izmail Sreznevsky (1812–1880).
~2 min read
Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- History
- Original misinterpretation
- Cabinet mythology
- Russian neopaganism
- References
Uslad () is a Slavic pseudo-deity, whose name appeared from the misreading of the words 'усъ златъ' ("golden moustache") from the Primary Chronicle. This misinterpretation / misreading was recognized already in the 19th century, by e.g., Izmail Sreznevsky (1812–1880).
==History== ===Original misinterpretation=== When reading the Primarily Chronicle in the part in which Slavic pagan idols erected by Vladimir of Kiev are described, Sigismund von Herberstein recognized the words "golden moustache" (us zlat) in the description of the statue of Perun as an independent name Uslad. In the Primary Chronicle:
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Uslad” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.