Žvoruna
deity forest Baltic single tradition · 5
Žvoruna (Zvoruna) was a euphemism for the hunting and forest goddess like Roman Diana. Her name is connected with wild animals. According to chronicles, her zoomorphic shape is a female dog.
↻ synthesized from 5 sources
When
- First attested
- 1200 CE
- Attested period
- 1200 – 1299
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in 13th-century Kievan Rus' chronicles as worshiped by King Mindaugas after his baptism.
Relationships
- manifests as
- female dog
- syncretized with
- Diana
- co occurs with
- Andajus, Nonadievis, Diviriks, Sovijus, Perkūnas, Medeina, Teliavelis, Ilmarinen, Dievas
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Žvoruna (Zvoruna) was a euphemism for the hunting and forest goddess like Roman Diana. Her name is connected with wild animals. There was mentioned in chronicle that she is a bitch, it means that her zoomorphic shape is female dog.”
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