Mokosh
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Mokosh is a major Slavic goddess associated with earth, fertility, women’s work, and protection of women and their destinies.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Slavic goddess
ⓘ
deity ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Primary Chronicle (as a pagan deity of Kievan Rus') NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
domestic crafts
ⓘ
earth ⓘ fertility ⓘ moisture ⓘ motherhood ⓘ protection of women ⓘ spinning ⓘ weaving ⓘ women’s destinies ⓘ women’s work ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Perun
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Veles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cultSuppressedBy | Christianization of Kievan Rus' NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Slavic mythology ⓘ |
| domain |
agriculture
ⓘ
domestic sphere ⓘ fate ⓘ |
| elementsSyncretizedWith |
Orthodox veneration of the Virgin Mary
ⓘ
veneration of female saints ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasFeastDay | October 25 ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
agricultural fertility
ⓘ
household prosperity ⓘ spinning of fate ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | possibly from Slavic root for 'moist' or 'wet' ⓘ |
| oftenDepictedAs |
woman holding spindle or distaff
ⓘ
woman with large head and long arms ⓘ |
| patronOf |
married women
ⓘ
midwives ⓘ pregnant women ⓘ spinners ⓘ weavers ⓘ |
| role |
fertility goddess
ⓘ
major goddess ⓘ protectress of women ⓘ |
| sometimesConsidered |
earth mother
ⓘ
mother goddess ⓘ |
| spouseOrConsort | Perun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbol |
distaff
ⓘ
earth ⓘ sheaf of grain ⓘ spindle ⓘ |
| worshipedIn |
Eastern Slavic regions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kievan Rus' NERFINISHED ⓘ some West Slavic regions ⓘ |
| worshipPractice |
offerings of wool and flax
ⓘ
rituals connected to spinning and weaving ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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