Gods of Our Ancestors: Slavic Gods by Slovak Theater Actors

Beautiful goddesses!

Can anyone translate the text on the photographs please?

@aga_ta

Simargel
The messenger between gods, the earth and the underworld. He’s able to shapeshift, but he mostly appears as a wolf with wings.

Rusalka

A mythic being, whose afterlife is connected with water. They’re mostly spirits of drowned girls/women.

Vesna

The goddess of spring and youth. She wakes up frozen nature and “resurrects” vegetation.

Perun

The most important god, who ruled over others. He was the god of lightning, thunder, storm and war.

Devana

Daughter of Perun; pictured as a girl with golden hair.

Belboh

The god of day and daylight. White color and midsummer are dedicated to him.

Svarog

One of the oldest and most important old Slavic gods. He was the god of fire and the Sun, which he created in a forge.

Mokosh

The personification of Mother Earth. She’s also the goddess of fertility.

Veles

The god of herds and protector of shepherds. One of the oldest gods of Slavs.

Vila

Spirits of girls, who died after being engaged or before their wedding. They used to show up near (their) graves.

Chernoboh

The god of night, black color and evil. Midwinter is dedicated to him.

Morena

The ruler of death and winter. She’s associated with the traditional ritual *, during which she’s burned and drowned, which symbolizes the end of her rule.

* The ritual of burning and drowning Morena:

Vynášanie Moreny 2016

Obnovený zvyk v Prakovciach. V predkresťanskom období ľudia verili, že prírodu ovládajú nadprirodzené sily. Zároveň boli presvedčení, že ich konanie možno ovplyvniť rôznymi obradmi. Patrí k nim aj vynášanie Moreny, staroslovanskej bohyne zimy a smrti. Jeden z najarchaickejších zvykov na našom území vyjadruje túžbu ľudí po skončení chladného počasia a príchode teplých jarných dní.

@mikhaila

“Černobog looks a little…as Americans say…emo.”

He’s also known as Emobog. 😀

This would make a great calendar.  My birthday is in July. I get Svarog. Is Svarog special to the month of July?

Svarog

One of the oldest and most important old Slavic gods. He was the god of fire and the Sun, which he created in a forge.

Why did they include a fictional deity (yeah, I know all deities are fictional, but this one even more so) such as Belobog?

@olga_kysil
The only connection I can make is that July is a hot month and Svarog was a solar, smithing god, i.e. closely associated with heat.

@olga_kysil

You should start a new thread for “English for Slavs” lessons. You wanted to teach us.

I’d like to know something. Is the following sentence correct?

“The god of herds and protector of shepherds.”

Should there be an article before “protector”? Wouldn’t it sound like I’m talking about 2 people (or gods)?

@kapitan-denis
I do, actually, even though he’s still my favourite Jesus (thumbs up if you get the Gaiman reference).