Rod
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Rod is the primordial Slavic deity associated with creation, fate, and ancestral kinship, often regarded as the supreme god in early Slavic belief.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Slavic deity
ⓘ
creator god ⓘ primordial deity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Rozhanitsy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancestors ⓘ ancestral kinship ⓘ clan ⓘ creation ⓘ family lineage ⓘ fate ⓘ |
| conceptualDomain |
cosmogony
ⓘ
destiny ⓘ kinship ⓘ |
| consideredAs |
source of fate
ⓘ
source of life ⓘ |
| cosmicFunction |
origin of order
ⓘ
origin of the world ⓘ |
| cultEvidence |
attested in medieval Slavic sermons against paganism
ⓘ
reconstructed from later Christian-era sources ⓘ |
| culture | Slavic peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymologyRelatedTo |
Slavic word "rod" meaning "birth"
ⓘ
Slavic word "rod" meaning "kin" or "clan" ⓘ |
| functionWithRozhanitsy | determining fate of newborns ⓘ |
| hasCompanions | Rozhanitsy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterInterpretation | sometimes syncretized with Christian God in folk belief ⓘ |
| laterPerception | condemned as pagan by Christian clergy ⓘ |
| linkedConcept |
continuity of the family line
ⓘ
fertility ⓘ household prosperity ⓘ |
| mythologicalType |
ancestor deity
ⓘ
creator deity ⓘ fate deity ⓘ |
| region |
Eastern Europe
ⓘ
Slavic lands ⓘ |
| religion | Slavic paganism ⓘ |
| role | supreme god in early Slavic belief ⓘ |
| scholarlyDebate |
extent of his worship is disputed
ⓘ
status as supreme god is debated ⓘ |
| statusInMythology |
central figure in some reconstructions of Slavic pantheon
ⓘ
possibly pre-tribal pan-Slavic deity ⓘ |
| symbolicRole |
personification of origin and birth
ⓘ
personification of the family line ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfCult | pre-Christian era ⓘ |
| worshipContext |
ancestral rites
ⓘ
family rituals ⓘ household cult ⓘ |
| worshipedBy | early Slavs ⓘ |
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