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Veles, One (Old Russian Velez pragerm Wōđanaz or * Wōđinaz, starskand Willi, Fais, staronorv We....) - The supreme god of the north-European mythology, the father and the leader of the gods, the Aesir, and Bestla Bёra son, grandson Buri. Sage and shaman, an expert on runes and tales (sagas), the king-priest, the prince (konung) -volhv (vielus), but at the same time, the god of war and victory, the patron of the military aristocracy, the owner and master of the Valkyries of Valhalla. Wife - Frigg (Russian Parliament.). Viking132.jpg

According to some studies Russian character water comes from the Teutonic Wōđanaz. According to one survey of the brothers he had Willie and Be, on the other it is by his own name. The etymology goes back to the roots of Indo-European origin and has a 1 Atta - father, 2 - one - a single, 3 - face - fate.

In the pre-Christian period in Novgorod, Pskov and Kostroma Wednesday nazvyalas after Veles - Velesden or Volsden that coincides with naimnovaniyami environment in the West Peoples Wednesday (English), Woensdag (Netherlands), Odinnsdagr (Old Norse).

In the Prose Edda tells of how one using cunning got the sacred drink - the honey of poetry, the source of life renewal. Asa and the Vanir made peace after the war of the gods, his saliva mixed in a container and made it a wise dwarf kvasir. Other dwarfs killed kvasir and mixed his blood with honey, honey received poetry. But they had to give this honey giants (Thurso) in ransom. Giant Suttung hid the honey in the rock, and ordered his daughter watch a drink. One penetrated into the rock: drilling a hole with the auger, it turned into a snake and got into it. He seduced the guard-giantess, which gave him drink honey. Then, in the shape of Eagle One back to Asgard and brought aces honey poetry; on the way he spilled honey part of the beak and the people ispivshie it became scalds, but some honey One swallowed, and what happened on the other hand, got mediocre poets.

Giving in some regions of Russia, one or Veles (the 13th century) image "cattle god" or "water" is associated with the fact that according to myths One very fond of traveling. Other studies major role in this was played by the Christian church. For example, in Western Europe in the same way the Catholic Church has recognized many gods of Rome, the gods of the Celts, the local Germanic gods demons of every kind of wickedness, and even Satan himself.

One is named after the city of suburbs Odintsovo, village Odinovo. One is presented as a place-name Veles Veles ravine that Kolomenskoye park in Moscow.