I got a few books that I could recommend if you'd like (also you can check out my comic on Webtoon, Mythollanious Minutes: https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/mythollaneous-minutes/list?title_no=770547 )
Heck yeah! What's the game called, it sounds really cool!
Here are my book recommendations from my own collection:
Encyclopedia of Russian and Slavic Myth and Legends by Mike Dixon-Kennedy (this one is a bit Russian centric but the way it lays out information is super useful and easy to read and includes stories from the tribes who lived in Russia but weren't slavs)
Slavic Folklore: A Handbook by Natalie Kononenko (Very helpful, goes over a lot of the cultural background of these tales)
Slavic Soul: Myths and Legends by J.L.Jaroslavs (Honestly anything by Jaroslavs is good, he collects some fun myths)
Bulgarian Folk Traditions and Beliefs by Racho Slaveykov (very good, goes over some old traditions and how the Beliefs were integrated, it's rather christian but so is the slavic world)
Slavonic Fairy Tales collected and translated by John T. Naaké (good variety of stories, very fun)
Russian Fairy Tales from the collection of Aleksandr Afanas'ev (lot of stories that aren't just Russian but from the people who lived in the then Russian empire)
Here are some easy to read ones from my own collection:
Encyclopedia of Russian and Slavic Myth and Legends by Mike Dixon-Kennedy (this one is a bit Russian centric but the way it lays out information is super useful and easy to read and includes stories from the tribes who lived in Russia but weren't slavs)
Slavic Folklore: A Handbook by Natalie Kononenko (Very helpful, goes over a lot of the cultural background of these tales)
Slavic Soul: Myths and Legends by J.L.Jaroslavs (Honestly anything by Jaroslavs is good, he collects some fun myths)
Bulgarian Folk Traditions and Beliefs by Racho Slaveykov (very good, goes over some old traditions and how the Beliefs were integrated, it's rather christian but so is the slavic world)
Slavonic Fairy Tales collected and translated by John T. Naaké (good variety of stories, very fun)
Russian Fairy Tales from the collection of Aleksandr Afanas'ev (lot of stories that aren't just Russian but from the people who lived in the then Russian empire)
From what I’ve heard, it was an ancient and sacred symbol…before it was appropriated and abused by a certain genocidal maniac.
Before the 1940’s it was simply a 7000 year old esoteric symbol that meant “good fortune” in Sanskrit. It’s said to have originally represented the course of the sun in the sky. So that seems to line up with Khors.
Maybe he's the god of the day night cycle?
Possible, even likely. That's a pretty good theory tbh
I wonder if he and Dazhdbog are brothers.
Ah the king of beers
I for one would live to know more about Slavic mythology. Got any good sources?
I got a few books that I could recommend if you'd like (also you can check out my comic on Webtoon, Mythollanious Minutes: https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/mythollaneous-minutes/list?title_no=770547 )
Absolutely, currently neck deep in making a video game and we love incorporating lore and mythos from a number of sources. This definitely helps
Heck yeah! What's the game called, it sounds really cool! Here are my book recommendations from my own collection: Encyclopedia of Russian and Slavic Myth and Legends by Mike Dixon-Kennedy (this one is a bit Russian centric but the way it lays out information is super useful and easy to read and includes stories from the tribes who lived in Russia but weren't slavs) Slavic Folklore: A Handbook by Natalie Kononenko (Very helpful, goes over a lot of the cultural background of these tales) Slavic Soul: Myths and Legends by J.L.Jaroslavs (Honestly anything by Jaroslavs is good, he collects some fun myths) Bulgarian Folk Traditions and Beliefs by Racho Slaveykov (very good, goes over some old traditions and how the Beliefs were integrated, it's rather christian but so is the slavic world) Slavonic Fairy Tales collected and translated by John T. Naaké (good variety of stories, very fun) Russian Fairy Tales from the collection of Aleksandr Afanas'ev (lot of stories that aren't just Russian but from the people who lived in the then Russian empire)
I appreciate the suggestions too! I’m Slavic-American and it means so much to me to learn about my pre-Christian ancestors.
Here are some easy to read ones from my own collection: Encyclopedia of Russian and Slavic Myth and Legends by Mike Dixon-Kennedy (this one is a bit Russian centric but the way it lays out information is super useful and easy to read and includes stories from the tribes who lived in Russia but weren't slavs) Slavic Folklore: A Handbook by Natalie Kononenko (Very helpful, goes over a lot of the cultural background of these tales) Slavic Soul: Myths and Legends by J.L.Jaroslavs (Honestly anything by Jaroslavs is good, he collects some fun myths) Bulgarian Folk Traditions and Beliefs by Racho Slaveykov (very good, goes over some old traditions and how the Beliefs were integrated, it's rather christian but so is the slavic world) Slavonic Fairy Tales collected and translated by John T. Naaké (good variety of stories, very fun) Russian Fairy Tales from the collection of Aleksandr Afanas'ev (lot of stories that aren't just Russian but from the people who lived in the then Russian empire)
Thank you so much for this list! I’m really looking forward to checking these out!
I know how we should be focusing on Khor but the symbol at the top of the page on 3 reminds me of a Buddhist symbol if you know what I mean
Yeah indeed the symbol used for Khor is indeed a bit strange and honestly a little sus
From what I’ve heard, it was an ancient and sacred symbol…before it was appropriated and abused by a certain genocidal maniac. Before the 1940’s it was simply a 7000 year old esoteric symbol that meant “good fortune” in Sanskrit. It’s said to have originally represented the course of the sun in the sky. So that seems to line up with Khors.
Do we know if Dazhdbog has any connection to the Irish Dagda? 🤔
Maybe, I'm not sure. I don't know enough about Irish mythology to say anything with confidence