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Slavic Pantheon

Slavic (East, West, and Baltic-coast Slavic peoples)

Name Date

1. Who's who

Write the letter of each figure's role next to their name.

  1. 1.Perun
  2. 2.Veles
  3. 3.Mokosh
  4. 4.Svarog
  5. 5.Dazhbog
  6. 6.Stribog
  7. 7.Khors
  8. 8.Simargl
  • A.the sun, fortune, giving
  • B.uncertain; possibly the sun or moon
  • C.women's work, spinning, fertility
  • D.wind
  • E.cattle, wealth, the underworld
  • F.uncertain; possibly plants or a protective/messenger role
  • G.sky, fire, smithcraft
  • H.thunder, lightning, war

2. Family and relationships

Fill in each blank with a name from the word bank.

Word bank: Perun · Svarog

  1. 1. is the spouse of Mokosh.
  2. 2. is a parent of Dazhbog.

3. Short answers

  1. 1. What was Perun associated with, and which symbols help you recognise Perun?

  2. 2. What was Veles associated with, and which symbols help you recognise Veles?

  3. 3. Retell “Vladimir's Pantheon of 980” in two or three sentences. Who is involved, and what changes by the end?

  4. 4. Retell “The Storm-God's Duel with the Serpent Below” in two or three sentences. Who is involved, and what changes by the end?

Answer key: Slavic Pantheon

1. Who's who

  1. 1. Perun: H
  2. 2. Veles: E
  3. 3. Mokosh: C
  4. 4. Svarog: G
  5. 5. Dazhbog: A
  6. 6. Stribog: D
  7. 7. Khors: B
  8. 8. Simargl: F

2. Family and relationships

  1. 1. Perun
  2. 2. Svarog

3. Short answers (guidance)

  1. 1. thunder, lightning, war. Symbols: axe, oak tree, thunderbolt. (mythosatlas.com/deities/perun)
  2. 2. cattle, wealth, the underworld. Symbols: cattle, staff. (mythosatlas.com/deities/veles)
  3. 3. Prince Vladimir of Kiev raises six idols on a hill outside his palace in 980, an official state pantheon he himself would tear down eight years later. (mythosatlas.com/stories/vladimirs-pantheon-980)
  4. 4. A modern scholarly reconstruction, not a medieval text: linguists Vyacheslav Ivanov and Vladimir Toporov pieced together a hypothetical myth of Perun battling a serpent-shaped Veles from later folklore, place names, and comparative Indo-European mythology. (mythosatlas.com/stories/perun-and-veles)

Generated from the Mythos Atlas catalog. Traditions vary between sources; accept well-supported alternatives.