Lada
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Lada is a Slavic goddess commonly associated with love, beauty, fertility, and the renewal of nature.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Slavic goddess
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mythological figure ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
beauty
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fertility ⓘ harmony ⓘ joy ⓘ love ⓘ marriage ⓘ renewal of nature ⓘ sexuality ⓘ spring ⓘ youth ⓘ |
| comparedTo |
Aphrodite
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Freya NERFINISHED ⓘ Venus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Slavic mythology ⓘ |
| festivalAssociation |
fertility rites
ⓘ
spring festivals ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Baltic folklore
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Belarusian folklore ⓘ Czech folklore ⓘ Polish folklore ⓘ Russian folklore ⓘ Slovak folklore ⓘ Ukrainian folklore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
early modern ethnographic records
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folk songs ⓘ ritual refrains ⓘ |
| possibleEtymology | Slavic root *lad- meaning order or harmony ⓘ |
| role |
goddess of beauty
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goddess of fertility ⓘ goddess of love ⓘ goddess of spring ⓘ |
| scholarlyDebate |
historicity questioned by some scholars
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may derive from ritual refrain rather than a true theonym ⓘ |
| symbolism |
blooming vegetation
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marital harmony ⓘ youthful feminine beauty ⓘ |
| worshipPeriod | pre-Christian era ⓘ |
| worshipRegion |
Baltic region
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Belarus NERFINISHED ⓘ Central Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Czech lands NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ Slovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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