Perun

SlavicGod of thunder

MythologySlavic

RoleGod of thunder

About Perun

Supreme god of the Slavic pantheon. Hurls axes and bolts of lightning from his oak, his sacred tree. His eternal battle with Veles explained storms. Traces of his cult survive in folklore of Elijah the Prophet riding a flaming chariot.

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