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Zosim is a Slavic god, patron to which creature?

bees. Not only is Zosim the Slavic god of bees, but he is also the god of mead.

Who is the Russian god of the sun?

Dazhbog. Dazhbog (also Dadzbog) is the Russian god of the sun, son of the sky god Svarog, and brother to fire god Svarozhich. Ded Moroz is of the Russian mythological corpus and is considered to be the personification of frost, "Grandfather Frost". Simorg is a Slavic dragon who guarded the Tree of Life. Kiy is a Slavic figure. He is one of three Viking brothers accredited with founding the city of Kiev. There is speculation that Kiy may have actually been a real person.

Chernobog is a Slavic god featured in a Neil Gaiman book entitled "American Gods". The name, Chernobog, can be broken into two parts--'chernyi' and 'bog'. How do these two words translate into English?

chernyi=black, bog=god. Chernobog is a Slavic god also known as the Black God. His name is a compound of the words 'chernyi' meaning black and 'bog' meaning god. Typically, Chernobog is depicted as a dark figure clad entirely in black, who is seen only at night. According to myth, he represents evil, darkness, and death.

Who is the Russian god of the sky?

Svarog. Svarog is the Russian sky god. He is the father of Dazhbog, god of the sun, and Svarozhich, god of fire. Traditionally, Svarog has been held as the father of all gods. However, Svarozhich and Dazhbog later inherited the position as head of the Russian pantheon. Tengri is a Mongolian deity. He is known as having created the universe out of chaos. Tugarin is a Russian monster who is described as "a giant with the girth of two fully grown oak trees." In Slavic culture, Krukis appears as the patron spirit of blacksmiths.

In Slavic mythology, Kupala is considered to be the goddess of peace. Kupala is also held as the goddess of a few other things. Which of these things does Kupala not govern?

wind. Kupala is not the goddess of wind. The goddess of peace, water, magic, and herbs, Kupala, is sometimes equated with the Celtic goddess Beltane.

Which of these descriptions is an untrue depiction of the Russian character, Vodianoi(~nik)?

He is a god associated with fire. Vodianoi is considered chief of the water demons. He is usually portrayed as "a fat, jolly man with a long beard and tangled green hair". Though Vodianoi's true form was a green skinned, weedy figure covered with slime and bumps, he had the ability to shape shift and could therefore assume any shape he desired.

Perperuna is a virgin goddess of the Russian pantheon with the ability to invoke a certain weather phenomenon. Which weather phenomenon can Perperuna invoke?

Rain. Perperuna is able to invoke rain and is considered as the feminine counterpart to the god Perun.

In Russian mythology, who is the personification of the Northern Lights?

Nainas. Nainas is the personification of the Northern Lights. He was engaged to Nieka, daughter of the Moon but was never able to actually marry her. Nieka is the daughter of the Moon. Kosmatushka is one of two names given to Il'ya Muromets's magical horse. Houri is a generic Armenian term for any type of nymph.

How many realms does, Nya, the Slavic god of the dead and ruler of the underworld govern?

3. Nya ruled over the Slavic underworld which had three realms--Rai, Peklo, and Nava. The name Nya is derived from the root word 'ny', which refers to the concept of death.

Baba-Yaga is a legendary female figure in Russia. What does the name Baba-Yaga translate as?

Baba (old woman), Yaga (hag). 'Baba' means old woman; 'Yaga' means hag. Baba-Yaga is a shape shifter and is considered to have knowledge of everything in the world. Portrayed as the embodiment of death, Baba-Yaga has been known as the Devil's handmaiden. She is thought to be to "earthy" to ever be considered a goddess of the Russian pantheon.