Stribog

Stribog in Slavic pantheon, is the god and spirit of the winds, sky and air; and is said to be the ancestor (grandfather) of the winds of the eight directions. He was imagined as an old man who had a warrior’s horn. With this horn he woke up the winds, his grandsons. Because of this feature a lot of army chiefs identified with Stribog and saw him as an ideal.

By the same token, princes often built his idols and wor...

Mati Syra Zemia

Perhaps the Slavs' oldest pagan deity the Earth herself, her identity later blended into that of Mokos. Mati Syra Zemia (Moist Mother Earth) or Matka Ziemia (Mother Earth) is probably one of the oldest and most important deities. Her name explicitly describes her as forever fertile, life-giving and reproductive force , her identity later blended into that of Mokos. The cult of the mother goddess originates...

Svyatogor

Svyatogor is the giant-warrior in Russian mythology and folklore. His name is a derivation from the words "sacred mountain". He and his mighty steed are so large that, when they ride forth, the crest of his helmet sweeps away the clouds.

The story of  Svyatogor passing appears as an episode in the larger tale of Ilya Muromets, Russia's greatest hero-warrior. Having heard of the giant's strength, Muromets comes to...