Svarog
Svarog is the sky deity in Slavic paganism. He is the parent of the sun god Dazibogu.
↻ synthesized from 5 sources
When
- First attested
- 500 CE
- Attested period
- 500 – 1400
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in the Hypatian Codex, a 15th-century compilation.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- *Dyḗws, Euryphaessa, Dabog, Svarozhits, Teliavelis, Svarozhits-Dazhbog, Indra Vritrahan, Veretragna, Dazhbog, Atar, nameless Slavic chief god, Dyaus, Sūrya, Helios, Aditi, Stribog, Mokosh, Khors, Simargl, Raróg, Ilmarinen, Agni, Indra, Perun, Mars, Jupiter, Pluto, Bellona, Uṣas
- parent of
- Dazibogu, Dazhbog, Svarozhits
- syncretized with
- Hephaestus
Mentioned by
- Dyaus
- Sūrya
- Helios
- Aditi
- Stribog
- Mokosh
- Khors
- Simargl
- Raróg
- Ilmarinen
- Agni
- Indra
- Perun
- Mars
- Jupiter
- Pluto
and 2 more
Sources
Source passages
“in Slavic paganism, the sun god Dazibogu was described at the offspring of the sky deity Svarog.”
#15598 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Of particular interest is the fact that Serbian folk accounts describe him as being lame; lameness was a standing attribute of Greek Hephaestus, whom, as we have seen, the Hypatian Codex compared with Slavic smith-god Svarog, father of Dazhbog.”
#16530 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Czech historians Martin Pitro and Petr Vokáč believe that Svarog is a god who receded into the background after the creation of the world, but at the same time is a celestial smith and sun god.”
#17461 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Svarozhits is the son of Svarog, who is often interpreted as the god of sky, and as a culture hero – a blacksmith who wields fire.”
#17485 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Although Procopius and Helmold do not mention the names of these gods, whose names they probably did not know because of taboos, it is generally believed that Perun, or Svarog, was involved here.”
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