Kupalnitsa
deity sky single tradition · 1
Kupalnitsa is the night star. She is also called Nocnica/Nochnitsa. She is the sister of Poludnitsa (the midday star), Zarya-Zarenitsa (the morning star), and Vechorka (the evening star); Kupalnitsa is the oldest among the sisters.
When
- First attested
- 500 CE
- Attested period
- 500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Slavic mythology
Relationships
- sibling of
- Poludnitsa, Zarya-Zarenitsa, Vechorka
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“In some accounts, she symbolizes the midday star, thereby being the sister of Zarya-Zarenitsa (the morning star; also called Utrenica), Vechorka (the evening star; also called Wieczornica/Vechernitsa) and Kupalnitsa (the night star; also called Nocnica/Nochnitsa); Poludnitsa is the second youngest among the sisters, with Zarya-Zarenitsa being the youngest and Kupalnitsa being the oldest.”
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