Veles (god)
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Veles, also known as Weles, is a major god of livestock, and the underworld in Slavic paganism. His mythology and powers are similar, though not identical, to those of Odin, Loki and Hermes.
Veles by Andrey Shishkin
The modern statue of Veles on Velíz mountain, Czech Republic
"Weles" in wolf form, from The Mythology of All Races (1918).
Slavic paganism
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Slavic mythology or Slavic paganism is the religious beliefs, myths, and ritual practices of the Slavs before Christianisation, which occurred at various stages between the 8th and the 13th century.
A priest of Svantevit depicted on a stone from Arkona, now in the church of Altenkirchen, Rügen.
"The Celebration of Svantovit in Rujana: When Gods Are at War, Art is the Salvation" (Slavnost Svantovítova: Když jsou bohové ve válce, pak je umění spásou)—Alphonse Mucha, 1912. Pagan-themed painting part of The Slav Epic.
The Zbruch Idol on display at the Krakow Archaeological Museum
Slavs serving their Gods, a 19th-century woodcut