Belobog

Belobog is a deity whose historical existence was, and still is, a subject of numerous debates. Belobog is god of the waxing year, one of the solar god Dazbog's companions, personifying sunshine, warmth and life in general. Peasants believed that Belobog secretly keeps an eye on their wheat and if they praised him, he even helped them in farming, especially in harvest-time.

They imagined him as a long-bearded old m...

Svarog

Slavic sun and fire god, originally the supreme god-creator of the Slavic pantheon and and the central part of the pagan trinity known as Triglav.

He is the divine smith, and patron of the fire of the hearth and of blacksmiths. The root svar means bright, clear. Sanskrit word ‘Svarga’ meaning the sky or heaven. In Indo-Aryan word ‘svar’ meaning the sun.

Svarog was believed to have forged the Sun and have given it to...

Lesovik

The Lesovik or is a male woodland spirit in Slavic mythology who protects wild animals and forests. He is roughly analogous to the Woodwose of Western Europe and the Basajaun of the Basque Country. These are forest spirits who are green and lead travellers of their track.

A male Lesovik has the form of a man with a green beard and long shaggy hair. He has green eyes, cast no shadow and wears boots on the wrong foo...