Rod (Slavic religion)
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In the pre-Christian religion of Eastern and Southern Slavs, Rod (Slovenian, Croatian Bosnian: Rod, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, Serbian Cyrillic: Род, Ukrainian Cyrillic: Рід) is the god of the family, ancestors and fate, perhaps as the supreme god. Among Southern Slavs, he is also known as Sud ("(the) Judge").[1] He is usually mentioned together with Rozhanitsy deities (among Southern Slavs, the Sudzenitsy). One's first haircut (postriziny) was dedicated to him, in a celebration in which he and the rozhanitsy were given a meal and the cut hair.[2] His cult lost its importance through time, and in the ninth or tenth century he was replaced by Perun, Svarog and/or Svetevid, which explains his absence in the pantheon of Vladimir the Great.[3][4][1]
Rod | |
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Ancestors, fate, spiritual continuity, family continuity | |
Other names | Sud |
Abode | Vyraj |
Symbol | Rosette |
Ethnic group | East Slavs, South Slavs |
Consort | Rozhanitsa |
Equivalents | |
Roman equivalent | Quirinus |
Celtic equivalent | Toutatis |