Jarovit
deity Slavic single tradition · 1
Jarovit is the god personifying the sacred youthful life-force in the Slavic pre-Christian religion. The Proto-Slavic root *jarъ (jar, yar) means "spring" or "summer", "strong", "furious", "imbued with youthful life-force". This youthful life-force was considered sacred.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Jarilo, Gerovit, Zeleni Juraj
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Gerovit is most likely a German derivation of the Slavic name Jarovit. Up until the 19th century in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus and Serbia, folk festivals called Jarilo were celebrated in late spring or early summer.”
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