The pantheon of the open air
Spirits of the hearth and harvest
The rhythm of the early Slavic village
Seasonal festivals and the wheel of the year
Which animal form was frequently used to represent the underworld god Veles?
Because Veles was the god of cattle, early Slavs associated him with which practical concept?
renaissanceman Veles was the mysterious god of the underworld, cattle, wealth, and magic who opposed Perun.
What material was used for the head of the grand Perun statue erected in Kyiv in 980 AD?
renaissanceman Slavic Pantheon Open Air
Perun and Veles, / In nature's embrace, / No stone temple trace.
renaissanceman Mokosh protected women, spinning, and the fertile soil as the only female deity in the Kyiv pantheon.
Which deity was the only female goddess included in Prince Vladimir's official Kyiv pantheon of 980 AD?
Slavic sacred oaks: Ancient Slavs protected certain oak trees so fiercely that chopping one down could carry a death penalty.
On which Baltic island did the West Slavs build a famous wooden temple to Svetovid before its destruction in 1168 AD?
The collective gods of a people or religion. In 980 CE, Grand Prince Vladimir established Kiev's official pagan pantheon on a prominent hill.