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.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Slavic deity
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ |
| adaptedIn | television adaptation of American Gods ⓘ |
| appearsIn | American Gods NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkBy | Neil Gaiman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
bad luck
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blood ⓘ darkness ⓘ misfortune ⓘ night ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| characterTypeInAmericanGods | Old God NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedConceptuallyWith |
good fortune
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light ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Belobog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdByForAmericanGods | Neil Gaiman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Slavic mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
old man
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stern ⓘ |
| domain |
evil fate
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ill fortune ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | American Gods universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameVariant |
Chernobog
NERFINISHED
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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
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gruff ⓘ |
| residenceInAmericanGods | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
god of darkness
ⓘ
god of misfortune ⓘ |
| strugglesWith | adapting to modern America ⓘ |
| weapon | hammer ⓘ |
| worshipRegionHistorical |
Polabian Slavs
NERFINISHED
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Western Slavs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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