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Rod or Sud the supreme God in Slavic mythology, the creator of the World and the father of all Gods.
Rod was the slavic god of ancestros, fate, family that was wordship by ancient Slavics, Rod birth from the primordial void Vyshen, and later created the cosmos.
Rod later was replaced by his son Svarog, who is later replaced by his son Perun.
Myths & Legends[]
Rod is the father of the gods, but his mythical life is not unclear, but based on some theories Rod presumibly was the supreme god for the first Slavics, because in the slavics countries was very rare that the grandsons met his grandparents therefore Rod was the most importan deity in the Slavic pantheon, however that was by a periot, cause exist the posiblity that Svarog remplaced his father as the King of the gods, maybe because the metallurgy become into an important element for the slavics-peoples.
The Slavic mythology is conect with the Baltic mythology; because both mythologies have an Indo-European origin and also them respectives Thunder gods share many characteristics, besides Rod had a similar to Dievas, so is posible that both Rod like Dievas has them origin in the Proto-Indo-European Sky father Dyēus.
Creation Myth[]
First there was nothing but chaos, all was one. Then the ancient god Rod descended to earth in a golden egg, and set to work. First, he decided to divide the light and the darkness, and from the golden egg there came the sun, illuminating everything around it. Behind it came the moon, taking its place in the sky and in the night.
Then he created the vast waters around the world, and after that came the vast earth. From this land the trees began to grow, the animals came out of the forests and the birds began to sing. He created a rainbow, to divide land and sea, truth and falsehood.
Then he stood on the golden egg, Rod paused for a moment and looked around. He was satisfied with the fruits of his labor, but decided that some things were still missing in this world, so the God breathed on the ground – and the wind rustled in the trees and from his breath she was born, the goddess of love Lada.
She divided the world into three realms: Heaven, earth and the underworld. First she created the gods, who must maintain order on earth, then she created men and, finally, a shelter for the dead. In the creation of three realms through them a gigantic oak tree began to grow; the World Tree, which has grown from the seed cast by the creator.
Its roots are hidden in the world of the dead, traversing the earthly realm and the crown that holds heaven and the sky. He populated the kingdom of heaven for the gods. Then, together with Lada, he created a powerful god Svarog. Breathing life into him, Svarog became the loyal helper of the creator Rod: he paved the path of the sun across the sky and the path of the moon in the night sky.
Family[]
Rod was the father and grandpa of may deities who were pretty important for the slavics.
- Svarog: One of many sons of Rod, god of fire and smite, he who remplace his father as the king of the gods.
- Veles: A son of Rod, Veles was the god of underworld, animals, magic and he is the nemesis of Perun.
- Chernobog: His name mean Black God, he born from Rod, Chernabog is the god of Darkness and evil, his enemy are his twin Belobog.
- Belobog: His name mean White God, he is one of many Rod´s children, he was the god of Ligth and Benevolence his greathess enemy is own brother Chernobog
- Perun: Is the god of Thunder of the slavic pantheon, he was son of Svarog and Lada and by extention he is the grandson of Rod, his archenemy is his uncle Veles.
- Dazhdbog: is the son of Svarog, and also was the grandchild of Rod, Dazhbog was the god of the sun, he has as role bring the day when the sun rises.
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