Mokosh
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Mokosh (Old East Slavic: Мóкошь, romanized: Mókošʹ) is a Slavic goddess mentioned in the Primary Chronicle, protector of women's work and women's destiny.[1] She watches over spinning and weaving, shearing of sheep,[2] and protects women in childbirth. Mokosh is the Mother Goddess.[3]
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Mokosh | |
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Goddess of Mother Earth, fertility, fate, harvest, moisture, sexuality, patroness of women, children, childbirth, home, weaving. | |
Symbol | sheep, spider and Linden |
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Consort | Perun and Veles (assumption) |
Children | Jarilo[citation needed] and Morana[citation needed] |
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Christian equivalent | Paraskeva Friday |
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Mokosh was the only female deity whose idol was erected by Vladimir the Great in his Kiev sanctuary along with statues of other major gods (Perun, Hors, Dažbog, Stribog, and Simargl).