The Slavs initially believed that Veles exclusively appears in the shape of a bear even though he is able to transform into various other animals that he protects. In later scriptures, like almost all major gods, Veles became a demon, lost his...
Category - Mythology
Perun is the highest, most dominant god in Slavic mythology. Occupying a space akin to Zeus in Greek mythology, Perun is the god of the storms, thunder and lightning. Slavic god of thunder is considered a fearsome figure in terms of power, but like...
Wolf and Slavic Mythology Vuk [vu:k] (wolf) is an old Slavic word. Also a word kurjak (kuryak) is used with the same meaning. Before the coming of Christianity, the wolf was a totem animal in the old Slavs, a mythical ancestor. It played quite a...
Slavic mythology represents all of beliefs, myths and cultural practices of pre-Christian Slavs. This period is characterized by a polytheistic religious system. Mythology, as a field of scientific research is a set of stories. Throughout history...