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PERUN was the thunder god of the heathen Slavs. A fructifier, a purifier, and an overseer of right and order, he was the adversary of the Slavic "black god" (Chernobog, Veles). His actions were perceived by the senses: he was seen in the...
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Perun : Gods and Goddesses , Devil and Demons
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A Slavonic god of thunder, especially venerated in old Russia. His name is taken to mean ‘striker’; the Polish word piorun means ‘thunder’. Among the images of gods erected at Kiev, Perun was shown with a club as attribute. In...
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In Slavic mythology, Perun (with many spelling and pronunciation variants among modern Slavic languages) is the highest god of the pantheon and the god of thunder and lightning. His other attributes were the mountain, oak, eagle, firmament (in...


 

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