Perun
The thunder god of the Kievan Rus', sworn by in treaties and installed at the head of Prince Vladimir's official pantheon in 980 before Vladimir himself had his idol destroyed in 988.
Divine domains
Gods of Oaths
5 deities from 4 traditions whose entries in this atlas list oaths among their domains, grouped by tradition.
Slavic
Veles
The "cattle god" (skotii bog) of the treaty oaths, sworn by beside Perun in 907 and 945, and left off Vladimir's 980 hilltop pantheon in a way scholars have long puzzled over.
Celtic
Lugh
The master of all skills and arts. A youthful warrior king who led the Tuatha Dé Danann to victory against the Fomorians.
Greek
Helios
The Titan-born sun who drives his chariot across the sky each day and sees everything beneath it. Son of Hyperion and Theia, brother of Selene (Moon) and Eos (Dawn), Helios is the witness gods and mortals call on because nothing happens outside his gaze.
Norse
Tyr
God of war, justice, and law. Bravest of the gods. Sacrificed his right hand to bind the wolf Fenrir, demonstrating his courage and willingness to uphold cosmic order.
Quick answers
- Who is the Slavic god of oaths?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Slavic deities whose domains include oaths are Perun and Veles.
- Who is the Celtic god of oaths?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Celtic deity whose domains include oaths is Lugh.
- Who is the Greek god of oaths?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Greek deity whose domains include oaths is Helios.
- Who is the Norse god of oaths?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Norse deity whose domains include oaths is Tyr.
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