Volos
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Volos is referred to as the cattle god. His idol was thrown into the Pochaiv River during the Christianization of Kiev. The lower placement of Volos’s idol is explained in relation to the chthonic function of this god, in contrast to Perun, who was a sky deity.
When
- First attested
- 900 CE
- Attested period
- 900 – 1600
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in the Žitije Vladimira and by Mikołaj Stryjkowski.
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Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“He commanded that the idol of Volos, whom they called the cattle god, be thrown into the Pochaiv River [...]"This passage is often examined with regard to the position of Veles’s idol, which, unlike the others, was not placed on a sacred mound as mentioned in connection with Vladimir’s pantheon.”
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