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Pre-Christian origins of Easter: The Cult of Dažbog

Pre-Christian origins of Easter: The Cult of Dažbog

Dažbog was the pre-Christian sun god of the East and South Slavs. The name Dazhbog (Old Russian, Dazh’bog) is first mentioned in the Kievan pantheon, listed in the Russian Primary Chronicle (c. 1111 CE). His connection with the sun is clearly stated in the Malalas Chronicle of 1114: “Tsar Sun is the son of Svarog, [...]

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