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Was Chernobog evil, before Christians?
Chernobog is a name many authors use for their big bad guy. But was Chernobog really an evil god? Was he really Belobogs evil opposite, or is there some proof that he simply represented different aspects that didn't fit with Belobog?
Was Chernobog…
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Link between mythological Czernobog and his hammer
In the novel American Gods by Neil Gaiman Shadow and Mr. Wednesday meet Czernobog. He tells the story of his use of a hammer as a "knocker", a job he has taken in
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"So, I got job on killing floor as a knocker. It was a good job. Yeah,…
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What type of god is Semargl?
I’ve read he’s a god of grains and a god of fire but I’m not exactly sure which is from genuine Slavic myths. Much of the information I found is from new age religion sites.
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The Enchantress and the blue rose tree
Does anyone know the title of this story and where it was translated from?
Source: the Golden Bough
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