Spor (Slavic Demon)
'Spor tayt'', sporysz ˆspÉ”r,ˈspÉ”rɨʂis a frumentaceous demon in Slavic mythology Slavic mythology or Slavic religion is the religious beliefs, myths, and ritual practices of the Slavs before Christianisation, which occurred at various stages between the 8th and the 13th century. The South Slavs, who likely settled in the B ....Podgórscy, Barbara i Adam (2005). ''Wielka ksiÄ™ga demonów polskich: leksykon i antologia demonologii ludowej''. Katowice: Kos. pp. 425. Its name means ''augment''. It is said that the demon was responsible for the exuberance of cereal collection or growthCoulter, Charles Russell(2000). Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities' p 438 and tended to take the form of a small animal, a hamster or a rat. References European mythology Slavic demons {{Myth-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Historical Slavic Religion
Slavic mythology or Slavic religion is the religious beliefs, myths, and ritual practices of the Slavs before Christianisation, which occurred at various stages between the 8th and the 13th century. The South Slavs, who likely settled in the Balkan Peninsula during the 6th–7th centuries AD, bordering with the Byzantine Empire to the south, came under the sphere of influence of Eastern Christianity, beginning with the creation of writing systems for Slavic languages (first Glagolitic, and then Cyrillic script) in 855 by the brothers Saints Cyril and Methodius and the adoption of Christianity in Bulgaria in 863. The East Slavs followed with the official adoption in 988 by Vladimir the Great of Kievan Rus'. The West Slavs' process of Christianization was more gradual and complicated. The Moravians accepted Christianity as early as 831, the Bohemian dukes followed in 845, Slovaks accepted Christianity somewhere between the years 828 and 863, but the Poles accepted it much later, in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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European Mythology
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