Slavic Dieties

 BOG- A general Slavonic word for a god, from the Persian Bagi and the sanskrit bhaga, indicating richness and power.

 BABAYAGA Goddess of death and regeneration. Baba Yaga can appear as either an old crone or a beautiful young woman. Baba Yaga lives in darkness and eats people, but she has the gift of prophecy as wel

 BANNIK(Slavonic)Domestic Spirit of the WashHouse,who had to be propitiated but who could be questioned about the future.

 BELOBOG Also BELBOG, BELUN The White God, the god of the day, the god of Heaven, the bringer of good luck, the god of heavenly light, the god of happiness and peace, the judge who rewards good and punishes evil. A wise old man with a long beard dressed in white, Belobog appears only during the day.

 CHERNOBOG The Black God, the god of night, the god of Hell, the bringer of evil luck, the god of infernal darkness, the opposite of Belobog in every way. Chernobog and Belogbog are personifications of opposing principles of good and evil, light and dark, chaos and order.

 DAZHBOG A personification of the sun. Each morning Dazhbog mounts a diamond chariot and drives forth from his golden palace in the east, starting the day as a young man and ending the day as a dying old man. His attendants are two virgins, the morning and evening stars; a wise old counsellor, the moon; seven judges, the planets; and seven messengers, the comets. Dazhbog ages with the year and takes on a different aspect with each season. Among other seasonal aspects, he was worshipped during the harvest as Sventovit, whose name means "Holy Light," and in winter as Svarozhich, the newborn winter sun.(DA-BOG,DAJDBOG) "God who Gives" Slovanic Sun God, also god of Fire, and hearth and home. Son of Sky God SVAROG, His statues, of wood with silver hair and golden moustache, stood in the castle of Kiev. In Serbia, demoted to a demon.

 DOGODA- God of the West Wind, gentle and carrressing.

 DOMOVOI The protector of the house. Every home had its own domovoe who dwelled behind the oven and who might abandon the house if he was not properly honored. The Domovois protected not only the human inhabitants of the house but their herds and household animals as well. In some areas the Slavs believed that prosperity and well-being could not exist in a new house until the head of the family died and became its guadian spirit.Generally ape like, but could take many forms, including human.

 KARLIKI (Slavonic)- Russian dwarfs of the underworld. They and the Lychie (see Leshy) wood spirits were said to have fallen from Heavan with satan. A christian belittling of old gods.

 KEREMET-(Slavonic)-Wotyak people. A mischievous god who was placated by rituals mating him to Mukylcin, the Earth Mother.

KHORS - A Slovanic Hunting god, portrayed by a stallion.