Mat' Syra Zemlya

deity earth Slavic single tradition · 1

The 'Mother Moist Earth' goddess in Russian epic poems. She is considered one of the three mothers of humans in Smolensk legend, alongside a birth mother and the Mother of God.

When

First attested
500 CE
Attested period
500 – 2020
Historical notes
Attested in Russian epic poems and Slavic folklore traditions.

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Sources

wikipedia (1)

Source passages

“Mat' Syra Zemlya ('Mother Moist Earth') in the Russian epic poems... a human has three mothers: a birth mother (rodna) and two great (velikih) mothers, Mother Moist Earth and the Mother of God”

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