Perun
In Slavic mythology, Perun (Cyrillic: Перýн) is the highest god of the pantheon and the god of sky, thunder, lightning, storms, rain, law, war, fertility and oak trees. His other attributes were fire, mountains, wind, iris, eagle, firmament (in Indo-European languages, this was joined with the notion of the sky of stone), horses and carts, and weapons (hammer, axe (Axe of Perun), and arrow). The supreme god in the Kievan Rus' during the 9th-10th centuries, Perun was first associated with weapons made of stone and later with those of metal.
| Perun | |
|---|---|
God of the sky, lightning, thunder, war, justice and physical realm | |
Perun by Andrey Shishkin | |
| Weapon | Hammer, mace or axe |
| Battles | Battle of Perun and Veles |
| Animals | Eagle |
| Symbol | Oak, fire, iris |
| Personal information | |
| Consort | Mokosh, Perunika or Dodola |
| Children | Jarilo and Morana |
| Equivalents | |
| Indo-European equivalent | Perkwunos |
| Finnic equivalent | Ukko or Uku |
| Baltic equivalent | Perkūnas |
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