The God of the Slavs is considered the creator of the world. People believed that he was originally inside the World Egg. The genus created all living and non-living things on earth. Some scholars consider this god to be the patron of fertility. The Slavs believed that it was he who sends children to the land at their birth.
Basic information about the Slavic god Rode
People believed that it was Rod who created the world as it is. He divided it into three parts:
- Rule - the world of children and gods;
- Yav - a terrestrial world where people and animals live;
- Nav is the world of the dead.
Created Rod and other gods, for example, from the breath appeared Lada, who was the goddess of love. He created the pragogines, which later weaved the threads of human destinies. The pagan god Rod was also considered the patron of fertility and harvest. In the chronicles he was often mentioned along with the women-women patrons of the female nature. It is also worth noting that Rod created Svarog, who completed the creation of the world and made it more complete. Even from him appeared even more gods.
Rod was depicted as an old man with a long gray beard and hair. He is dressed in a white hood, and in his hands he has a long scepter. Could represent Rod in the form of a phallus with a face or as a person with a large phallus. People did such a scarecrow that the young girl must have dressed. In autumn he was brought into the owner's house and put at the table. Served him different food and drink. Then he was hid in the threshing floor until the next harvest. The God of the Slavs had never had idols, because they believed that this is an ancient archetype of unity. By the way, Slavic communities built on the principle of kinship. The most important was the most experienced man, who was popularly called Bolshak. The basis of the pagan world view was the clan principle, both on earth and in heaven.
The Symbol of the God of the Kind among the Slavs
Many believe that the creator of the world can not have a specific symbol , because it is simply impossible. According to other sources, this is quite realistic and is called his "Symbol of the Genus." Some scientists claim that it was this solar symbol that became the basis for other emblems. The sign represents the energy of the sun, fertility and prosperity. It frightens off evil spirits and badly affects people with bad intentions and thoughts. The Slavs believed that the "Symbol of the Kind" guard protects a person from any negative energy. They were also used to get rid of serious diseases. The symbol was embroidered on clothes, which immediately acquired protective qualities. By the way, this sign has never been applied to objects that were related to war, since the Rod is the energy of creation, not destruction.
The symbol of the god Rod is considered a schematic representation of the galaxy. It causes