Czernobog

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Czernobog is a grim Slavic god of darkness and misfortune who appears in Neil Gaiman’s *American Gods* as a gruff, hammer-wielding former deity struggling to adapt to modern America.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Slavic deity
fictional character
literary character
mythological figure
adaptedIn television adaptation of American Gods
appearsIn American Gods NERFINISHED
appearsInWorkBy Neil Gaiman NERFINISHED
associatedWith bad luck
blood
darkness
misfortune
night
sacrifice
characterTypeInAmericanGods Old God NERFINISHED
contrastedConceptuallyWith good fortune
light
contrastedWith Belobog NERFINISHED
createdByForAmericanGods Neil Gaiman NERFINISHED
culture Slavic mythology NERFINISHED
depictedAs old man
stern
domain evil fate
ill fortune
fictionalUniverse American Gods universe NERFINISHED
hasNameVariant Chernobog NERFINISHED
Czarnobóg NERFINISHED
influenced modern fantasy literature depictions of dark gods
languageOfName Slavic languages
literaryTheme clash between tradition and modernity
decline of old gods
medium novel
mentionedIn Helmold of Bosau’s Chronica Slavorum NERFINISHED
moralAlignment malevolent
mythologicalStatus poorly attested deity
nameMeaningApproximate Black God NERFINISHED
occupationInAmericanGods former deity
portrayedAsInAmericanGods cynical
gruff
residenceInAmericanGods United States NERFINISHED
role god of darkness
god of misfortune
strugglesWith adapting to modern America
weapon hammer
worshipRegionHistorical Polabian Slavs NERFINISHED
Western Slavs NERFINISHED

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American Gods character Czernobog