Procopius incorrectly stated that this deity was the only god worshipped by the pagan Slavs, while in the Golden Bough James Frazer states that in Novgorod an eternal flame was dedicated to this god, and that if it ever went out the attendants were executed for negligence. A
Procopius incorrectly stated that this deity was the only god worshipped by the pagan Slavs, while in the Golden Bough James Frazer states that in Novgorod an eternal flame was dedicated to this god, and that if it ever went out the attendants were executed for negligence. Among the South Slavs, this god had the power to make Iris flowers grow, and his sacred plant was the oak tree. In pre-Christian Poland this god's symbol was drawn on the roof of houses to protect them from his wrath. This god slew the dragon Veles, perhaps with his magical axe, which always returned to his hand when he threw it and is similar to Thor's Hammer. The son of the fire god Svarog, for ten points, name this thunder god from Slavic mythology.
Procopius incorrectly stated that this deity was the only god worshipped by the pagan Slavs, while in the Golden Bough James Frazer states that in Novgorod an eternal flame was dedicated to this god, and that if it ever went out the attendants were executed for negligence.
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