Dazhbog: The Ancient Slavic Pagan Deity of the Shining Sky

Authors

  • Oleg Vladislavovich Kutarev

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3986/SMS20212411

Keywords:

Slavic paganism, Dazhbog, Svarog, Dabog, Chors, Indo-European mythology

Abstract

The paper is concerned with a detailed consideration of one of the most well-known and frequently mentioned Slavic pagan deities: Dazhbog (or Daž(d)bog). Historiographic stereotypes full of contradictions and problems have been fixed in research concerned with the deity, for example, defining Dazhbog as the deity of the sun; its proximity to another solar deity (Chors) and vagueness, why are there two solar deities; Dazhbog’s relation to the deity Svarog/Svarozhich; Dazhbog’s belonging only to the East Slavic area; the etymology of his name as a “giving deity”. An alternative view on Dazhbog (overlooked rather than new) that can solve these problems is given in this paper.

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Published

2021-10-04

How to Cite

Oleg Vladislavovich Kutarev. (2021). Dazhbog: The Ancient Slavic Pagan Deity of the Shining Sky. Studia Mythologica Slavica, 24. https://doi.org/10.3986/SMS20212411

Issue

Vol. 24 (2021)

Section

RAZPRAVE / ARTICLES

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