Anyone interested in world folklore, mythology, and the old original fairy tales. Belobog white godslavic god of light and sun, the counterpart of dark and cursed czernobog black god berstuk evil god of woods in wendish mythology borutagod or a demon portrayed as an imposing figure, with. Deities of slavic religion, arranged in cosmological and functional groups, are inherited through mythology and. Historical background berstuk is the god of the forest in wendish mythology. Porewit, god of the woods, who protected lost voyagers and punished those who mistreated the forest porvata, polish god of the woods siliniez, polish god of the woods for whom moss was sacred. Here is list of almost all slavic mythical creatures azhdaya is demonic version of zmay zmey, dragon. Mar 26, 2015 in wendish mythology zirnitra, or zir, is a black slavic dragon and the god of sorcery. The exploits of the olympian gods continue to offer a treasure trove of themes and characters that inspire creative works by greek and nongreek writers. Porewit, god of the woods, who protected lost voyagers and punished those who mistreated the forest porvata, polish god of the woods siliniez, polish god of the woods for whom moss was.
Berstuk is the evil god of the forest in wendish mythology. Yoruba mythology ogoun, loa and orisha who presides over fire, iron, hunting, politics and war oshosi, orisha of the yoruba people in west africa. Zois mythology zois is a martyr in wendish mythology, probably a reference to the obotrite king. Dodola goddess of rain, sometimes believed to be the wife of perun. Kilian was a scholar and prolific writer who translated from german into wendish many books, such as luthers large catechism and the augsburg confession. Living close to scandinavia, the wends adopted a few gods from norse mythology but these teutonic gods never played a central role in the wendish mythology. I love any stories incorporating elements of theology and religion as well. It has been suggested he may be the chief of wood spirits known as lesovik similar to the goodwose of western europe. How to find book recommendations for slavic mythology quora.
Very similar to the egyptian cosmos, slavic mythology values the darkness as an important aspect of the cosmic balance. Different kinds of soul collectors brimstone gate falkreath soulcollector. Historical documents about slavic religion include the primary chronicle, compiled in kiev. Borutagod or a demon portrayed as an imposing figure, with horns over the head, surrounded by packs of wolves and bears. The 10 best norse mythology books norse mythology for. Wendish mythology by stephen edred flowers, 97818859722, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Belows a list of books that i see quite often in sections of recommended. Having wendish ancestors 50% i was most interested in this little guide. He was thought to be a halfman with the feet of a goat. What are the best books in english about japanese mythology. Zois mythology zois is a martyr in wendish mythology, probably a reference to the obotrite king stois or stoigar, who was beheaded by emperor otto the great. Berstuk in slavonic mythology, was a forestgod of the wends and slavs, also called zlebog angry deity. He is one of the second line of gods all considered to be evil including zernebog pya, percunust, flins, zirnitra zir, marowit house god, and hela hel. In wendish mythology zirnitra, or zir, is a black slavic.
The riddlemaster trilogy blends celtic mythology, riddles. Zernebog pya, percunust, flins, zirnitra zir, berstuk, marowit house god, and hela hel. Wendish mythology academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Mythology teaches us that forces of this world and us are seen as. Nirriti as demonic or destructive and she is often linked to kaali, alakshmi or dhumavati. A voyage of hopes and dreams is a work of historical fiction. List of slavic mythical creatures mythology wiki fandom. Berstuk is the god of the forest in wendish mythology. Im curious if anyone else is interested in discussing such things, there relevance in history, as well as there. Berstuk is a forest god who protects wild animals and woodlands. Zirnitra in wendish mythology zirnitra, or zir, is a black slavic dragon and the god of sorcery. The book of enoch ancient aliens the watchers and the nephilim documentary 2019 duration. There seems to be a trend emerging in fantasy for mining norse mythology for stories well, if we can call two books a trend.
Deities of slavic religion, arranged in cosmological and functional groups, are inherited through mythology and folklore. Evil gods were dangerous and could bring great misery upon the land, but as long as the good deities presided over their duties. Sudice the fates of polish mythology, who meted out fortune, destiny, judgement and in some cases, fatality, when a child was born. Usually in stories they have odd number of heads, rarely two. This is a list of slavic deities, spirits and mythological creatures. Exploring rodnovery slavic native faith and the slavic myths. A book of the beginnings electronic edition, 2007, by gerald massey, ed. He also elaborated one of the most coherent pictures of ancient slavic religion in his paganism of the ancient slavs and other works. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon kindle store best sellers. Wendish mythology by stephen edred flowers, lodestar, 2015. Porewit, god of the woods, who protected lost voyagers and punished those who mistreated the forest. Honor thy goddesses in history gallery below african mythology.
Wendish mythology by stephen edred flowers, paperback. Berstuk, evil wendish god of the forest jarilo, god of vegetation, fertility, spring, war and harvest leshy, a tutelary deity of the forests. The image of zirnitra was employed on a wendish flag when the wends fought the invading saxons. Created from serpent that lived up to 100 years or eaten another one. Amounts shown in italicized text are for items listed in currency other than canadian dollars and are approximate conversions to canadian dollars based upon bloombergs conversion rates. Cernobog black goddark and evil god, counterpart of belobog white god. The story is told by 18 year old andreas recalling the trip he took 12 years prior with his family and other german wendish emigrants seeking a new life in texas. Berstuk evil wendish god of the forest chernobog the black god. What does berstuk mean definition of berstuk word finder. Other names include berstuk and zuttibur also rendered swiatibor among the wends. Books inspired by greek mythology have always been popular, since ancient times in fact. David kinsley, in his book on the mahavidyas, contends that there is little.
Dogoda polish spirit of the west wind, associated with love and gentleness. Im fascinated by old stories from around the world and any comics or media that reimagines and reinterprets them. Again, this is clearly not a scientific approach to the study of slavic mythology, but pages and pages have been written about the supposed belobogchernobog dualism so far, and many books and scholarly references even today take for granted that such gods were truly worshipped by ancient slavs. A captivating guide to japanese folklore, myths, fairy tales, yokai, heroes and heroines explore captivating myths of japanese deities, yokai, heroes and heroines the study of mythology and folklore is a peculiar one to the ext.
However the reality is that there are lots of things a prospective student can do to help offset the high costs of higher education. Wendish with the costs of higher education at an alltime high, the american dream of a college education can seem like just that a dream. The lesovik leshy or is a male woodland spirit in slavic mythology who protects wild animals and forests. The 10 books and series listed below are just the tip of the iceberg. Both in the earliest slavic religion and in modern slavic native faiths theology and cosmology, gods are arranged as a hierarchy of powers begotten by the supreme god of the universe, rod, known as deivos in the earliest slavic religion. Jason borrego writes weird fiction books that combine fantasy, science fiction and horror.
In nature worship, a nature deity is a deity in charge of forces of nature such as a water deity, vegetation deity, sky deity, solar deity, fire deity or any other naturally occurring phenomena such as mountains, trees, or volcanoes. Books inspired by mythology for your reading list the. As you are probably aware there is not much out there in the english language. The wends organized the journey under the leadership of their pastor, the reverend jan kilian. Still, thats the number of ravens on odins shoulder, and twice. Among earlier, nineteenthcentury scholars there was bernhard severin ingemann, known for his study of fundamentals of a north slavic and wendish mythology. Zernebog pya, percunust, flins, zirnitra zir, berstuk, marowit house god, hela hel. Book awards book club selections books by author books by series coming soon kids books new releases teens books this months biggest new releases. Berstuk has been described as having a mosscovered beard and. Oceanic mythology, by roland burrage dixon illustrated html at filed under.
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