Chernobog

deity underworld Slavic single tradition · 3

Chernobog is a dark deity in Slavic mythology. Likhoradka is considered a creation of Chernobog in some tales.

↻ synthesized from 3 sources

When

First attested
1100 CE
Attested period
1100 – 2020
Historical notes
Documented by German monk Helmold in his 12th-century Chronicle of the Slavs during Christianization missions to the Elbe Slavs.

Relationships

parent of
Likhoradka
creator of
Likhoradka
syncretized with
Ahriman

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Sources

Source passages

“In some tales, she is considered a creation of the dark deity Chernobog.”

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“Chernobog (Slavic mythology)”

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“Chernobog merely a personification of bad luck, some mistake by Helmold or a pseudo deity...Slovincian čǻrnï bȯ́u̯g "devil", Silesian Czorny Bóg "evil spirit, devil"”

#13229 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5