The main pagan gods of the Slavs

Long before the emergence of Christianity in Russia, our lands were under the rule of a large number of overlords. They were like the ancient Greek saints, and each of them performed his affairs, was responsible for the branch of earthly and unearthly life allotted to him. The gods of the Slavs also had their own hierarchy, but in each separate tribe people revered "their" patrons. Nevertheless, there were certain generally accepted beliefs and dogmas, according to which all our ancestors lived and believed. We'll talk about them now.

It is believed that the basis of the image of the biblical Creator of the world is precisely the pagan patron named Rod. This is the main god of the Slavs who created the Earth, endowed it with fertility, and also gave rise to everything that surrounds us. Until now, his name is fundamental in our speech, because it is the basis of such words as "motherland", "nature", "parents" and so on. Important is the fact that Rod was a male deity, which played a decisive role in the formation of the ancient pagan society, namely, contributed to the consolidation of patriarchy on our lands.

The son of the patron-Rod is Svarog. In his power is the entire material world - household items, weapons, homes. According to ancient peoples, it was he who threw yoke from the sky and the plow with which the agrarian industry began to develop and enabled people to live better. Svarog is not like all the other gods of the Slavs, who created their works with magic. That's why many tribes honored him most of all, thanks to the tools of labor, for the dishes and the house, and also for the fire that he sent down to Earth.

The second son of Rod Veles is the complete opposite of his brother Svarog. In his power were wisdom, magic and art, which made the world more beautiful. He was considered one of the brightest and kindest in the pagan world. All the gods of the Slavs and the people who obeyed him came to his hill of Light in order to ask him for happiness and good luck. It is believed that Veles owned a large amount of silver and gold, which played in the sun's rays, thereby illuminating the darkest corners of earthly life.

Famous among the people of our generation is the sunny and warm Yarilo. He patronized the spring, heat, light. It was believed that neither the people nor the gods of the Slavs could restrain his serenity and great power, which, fortunately, did good. By his good deeds, Yarilo generated fertility, passion and love and bestowed them on all his subjects.

But the sun god of the Slavs appears before us in two guises. One of them is Rod's next son, Saint Horse. But our ancestors preserved little information about its power, but there is much more information about Dazhbog. He lit up the earth with the sun's rays, made it fertile, thereby feeding his people. The name Dazhbog survived to our Orthodox times and is heard in every prayer - "Give God."

Of course, it is inconceivable to imagine the Slavic pagan pantheon of the gods without Perun - the god of wars, thunder and weapons. Since the formation of Kievan Rus, the popularity of this saint has increased at times, and people began to glorify it and erect monuments in his honor. Also Perun is the personification of justice, justice, he punishes for disobedience and encourages the victory of everyone who went to her and achieved her honest ways.