Dazhbog - Slavic God (Ritual & Meditation Music)

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Written & Composed By : Shane Lint of Mimir's Well
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Dadźbóg is a fascinating character in Slavic myth because he is one of the few gods who seemed to be worshipped across most Slavic tribes. In fact, he was so revered that Prince Vladimir of the Kieven Rus built a statue to him and six other gods in front of his palace in 980.

Because his worship was so widespread, Dadźbóg takes on varying forms in different regions. His name can be translated to “giving god.” In addition to this, he is commonly considered as not only a solar god, but also a god of fire and rain. His father, Swarog/Svarog, was also the god of fire and the one who many believed created the earth. Still, the southern Slavs especially tended to worship Dadźbóg more than his father, and in many areas Dadźbóg simply replaced Swarog. Some early Serbs even believed themselves to be descendants of the solar deity.

As god of the sun, it was believed Dadźbóg guided it through the sky on a chariot pulled by three horses: one of gold, silver, and diamond. He died every evening, passing into the underworld of Nawia/Nav, and then was reborn in the morning with the sun. Cycles like this are common in Slavic myth and form both the days and seasons.

(Literary Source : https://brendan-noble.com/dadzbog-dazbog-dazhbog-slavic-god-of-the-sun/)

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