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<br>Chudoyudo- A dragon that may live in Lake Ilmen, just south of [[Novgorod]]; his beautiful daughter sometimes courts men.
 
<br>Chudoyudo- A dragon that may live in Lake Ilmen, just south of [[Novgorod]]; his beautiful daughter sometimes courts men.
 
<br>Moist Mother Earth- A personification of earth; most Russians 'believe' in her, regardless of religion.
 
<br>Moist Mother Earth- A personification of earth; most Russians 'believe' in her, regardless of religion.
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These gods may have been imported from the [[Hinduism|Hindu faith]] in [[India]] by such luminaries as [[Igwolf]] and [[Alexander the Great]].

Latest revision as of 12:59, 21 December 2006

A polytheistic religion practiced in the north of the Kievan Empire.

Gods include:

Sventovit- Main god, he has four heads, each pointing in a different cardinal direction; he is the god of light, war, and fertility. He is mentioned in one of Ikulu's Lists.
Treeglov- He has only three heads and is the god of the sacred black horse.
Chudoyudo- A dragon that may live in Lake Ilmen, just south of Novgorod; his beautiful daughter sometimes courts men.
Moist Mother Earth- A personification of earth; most Russians 'believe' in her, regardless of religion.

These gods may have been imported from the Hindu faith in India by such luminaries as Igwolf and Alexander the Great.