Rozhanitsa
deity Slavic single tradition · 1
Rozhanitsa is mentioned in old Russian sources, sometimes as a single person in the pair of Rod and Rodzanica. She is interpreted as a Mother Goddess, the goddess of fertility and motherhood. According to mythologists, the triple deities of fate are the hypostasis of the ancient goddess of fate.
When
- First attested
- 1100 CE
- Attested period
- 1100 – 1200
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in 12th-century chronicle Gesta regum Anglorum.
Relationships
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Old Russian sources also mention Rozhanitsa as a single person, usually in the pair of Rod and Rodzanica. An example of such a source is the 12th-century chronicle Gesta regum Anglorum, which describes the cult of Svetovid among the Slavs of the Elbe, comparing him to the Roman Fortuna as Rozhanitsa”
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