Battle of the Slavic Gods
Perun is one side of a duality. He is the sky God and the wielder of lightning as a weapon. His opposite number is Veles, god of earth, water, underworld and cattle amongst other things. Their battle is perpetual. Veles creeps up from the underworld and steals Perun’s wife, children or cattle and takes them back to the underworld. There are many myths a…
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