Nav
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Nav is the underworld or realm of the dead in Slavic mythology, often associated with spirits and the afterlife.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concept in Slavic mythology
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mythological underworld ⓘ realm of the dead ⓘ |
| accessedThrough | death ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
afterlife
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ancestor veneration ⓘ chthonic deities ⓘ darkness ⓘ funerary beliefs ⓘ otherworld ⓘ souls of the deceased ⓘ spirits of the dead ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Prav
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ⓘ
Yav ⓘ |
| cosmologicalFunction | one of the three realms in some Slavic cosmologies ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRelation | forms a triad with Yav and Prav in some neopagan reconstructions ⓘ |
| culture | Slavic mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
comparative mythology research
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folklore studies of Slavic peoples ⓘ |
| hasConceptualOpposite | world of the living ⓘ |
| hasDomain | underworld ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeRole |
place of journey for souls
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setting for myths about the dead ⓘ |
| hasVariantInterpretations |
sometimes personified as a being or force
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varies among different Slavic regions ⓘ |
| influencedRituals |
burial customs in Slavic cultures
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commemorative rites for the dead ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
dead ancestors
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demons in some traditions ⓘ restless spirits ⓘ |
| linguisticOrigin | Proto-Slavic *navь ⓘ |
| moralConnotation |
sometimes feared
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sometimes neutral realm of the dead ⓘ |
| mythologicalStatus | supernatural place ⓘ |
| perceivedAs |
distant realm
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hidden realm ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Slavic demonology
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Slavic eschatology ⓘ |
| relatedTerm | navь (Old Church Slavonic word for dead person or corpse) ⓘ |
| roleInBeliefSystem | destination of the dead ⓘ |
| spatialAssociation |
below the human world in some traditions
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beyond the human world in some traditions ⓘ |
| symbolicMeaning |
boundary between life and death
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continuation of existence after death ⓘ |
| temporalAssociation | post-mortem existence ⓘ |
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