Simargl
Simargl is a deity of Iranian origin who was worshipped in Kievan Rus'. Vladimir the Great included Simargl in his pagan temple in Kiev, probably to appeal to the Poliane people.
↻ synthesized from 4 sources
When
- First attested
- 900 CE
- Attested period
- 900 – 1000
- Historical notes
- Worshipped in Kievan Rus' during Vladimir's reign in the late 10th century.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Dazhd'bog, Svarog, Dazhbog, Dabog, angels of thunder, angels of lightning, Vila, Rod, Rozhanitsy, Pereplut, Dziwa, Perun, Stribog, Mokosh, Khors
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Khors and Simargl, "both of which had Iranian origins, were included, probably to appeal to the Poliane"”
#1761 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“And Vladimir began his reign in Kiev alone and erected idols on the hill outside his palace with porch: Perun of wood with a head of silver and moustache of gold and Khors Dazhbog and Stribog and Simargl and Mokosh.”
#16527 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“gold moustache, and Khors, Dazhdbog and Stribog and Simargl and Mokosh. And they offered sacrifices and called them gods, and they took their sons and daughters to them and sacrificed them to the devils.”
#16772 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Boris Rybakov considered it a new name variation of archaic deity Simargl.”
#26752 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001