Sorcery and witchcraft in Slavic folklore and mythology were based on “the intervention” of gods, spirits, and natural forces by the common people (who often...
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Slavic mythology is a colorful world full of magical stories and legends. Ancient Slavs believed that all answers to the questions posed by the phenomena they...
The folklore expert Liliana Damaschin describes Slavic mythology as the mythological aspect of the polytheistic religion that was practiced by the Slavs prior...
The ancient Slavic people believed in many gods and goddesses. They worshiped them through different celebrations and rituals. They also believed in the...
If you were a child born into a Southern Slavic family, the ugly old woman with a horn on her forehead was probably one of your deepest childhood fears. Often...
Like many other Slavic nations, Croatia developed its myths and legends that in some ways diverged from the overall Slavic mythology. While most stories...
The ancestors of today’s Russians were the ancient Slavs whose beliefs were devoted to nature and its forces. Those beliefs affected life, prosperity...
The goddess Marzanna, also known as Morana (in Serbian, Slovakian and Macedonian), Marena in Russian, Mara in Ukrainian, is the pagan Slavic goddess of winter...
The god Rod, also known as Род or Рiд in Cyrillic or as Sud (translated as the judge) is one of the most significant gods in Slavic mythology. As the god of...
There are no first-hand records for the study of Slavic mythology prior to Christianisation. According to historians, the scope of Slavic religious beliefs and...
First, before we start with this article, I would like to scream from the top of my lungs: SPOILER ALERT! If you haven’t seen John Wick, watch it first, and...
In Slavic mythology, the goddess Lada is considered the counterpart of the Scandinavian goddess Freyja and the Greek goddess Aphrodite, both divine...
