Slavic mythology features a diverse pantheon, often divided between sky/thunder gods and chthonic (underworld) deities. Key figures include: Wikipedia
The 10 Most Important Slavic Gods
In ancient Greek religion and mythology, the twelve Olympians are the major deities of the Greek pantheon, commonly considered to be Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, Demeter, Aphrodite, Athena, Artemis, Apollo, Ares, Hephaestus, Hermes, and either Hestia or Dionysus.
In Slavic mythology, PERUN is the highest god of the pantheon and the god of thunder and lightning. His other attributes were fire, mountains, wind, the oak, iris, eagle, firmament, horses and carts, weapons (hammer, axe) and war. He was first associated with weapons made of stone and later with those of metal.
✨ Meet Chislobog — the Slavic deity who governs time, sacred cycles, destiny, and the rhythm of the universe. His power symbolizes the turning of the cosmic wheel, the beginning of new paths, the ending of old cycles, and the harmony between Fate and personal action.
East Slavic
This source recognizes Lado as the god of marriage and joy, and compares him to the Greek god Bacchus-Dionysus: The fourth, Lado, was an infernal god; in him they believed that he was the god of weddings, joy and all prosperity, like the Hellenes in Bacchus.
Devana. In Slavic mythology, Devana is the goddess of the moon, hunting, and forests.
Svetovit, also known as Sventovit and Svantovit amongst other variants, is the god of abundance and war, and the chief god of the Slavic tribe of the Rani, and later of all the Polabian Slavs. His organized cult was located on the island of Rügen, at Cape Arkona, where his main temple was also located.
MOROK is the god of lie and a deceit, ignorance and errors. At the same time, he is a keeper of ways to the truth, hiding such ways to those who pursue truth for vanity and selfishness. He has a twin brother, Moroz (“Frost”), and they switch into one another at will.
Simargl (also Sěmargl, Semargl) or Sěm and Rgel is an East Slavic god or gods often depicted as a winged dog, mentioned in two sources.
Homosexuality and bisexuality
Apollo was also called "the champion of male love" by Andrew Callimach. Other gods are sometimes considered patrons of homosexual love between males, such as the love goddess Aphrodite and gods in her retinue, such as the Erotes: Eros, Himeros, Anteros and Pothos.
Hecate Circe Lilith Baba Yaga Persephone Nyx The Mórrígan Oya Sekhmet Freya Morgan le Fay Erishkigal The Dark Goddess has many names and many faces... which of these dark feminine deities is calling to you?
Apollo is generally viewed as His favorite son, However in the Orphic tradition Dionysus is Zeus' heir therefore he's most likely candidate for favorite son. That said Dionysus was originally a god named Zagreus so you could say that he was Zeus's favorite son.
It is also known as Jarevid or Jarovit. Basically, by his very name, it is the word jar, which means fire, fury, and anger. Although almost all Slavic gods are at the same time warriors, only Jarovid is the god of war, the one who manages it's course.
Unique Slavic names
Zivot: Slavic Deity of Life in the Enchanted Spring Forest.
Meet the Slavic God Zosim - keeper of mead, bees and drunken revelry! He held dominion over celebrations fuelled by alcohol. His worship not marked by grand temples or celestial domains; but by the sound of clinking cups, the hum of bees and the roar of communal feasts.
In Croatian, mora refers to a 'nightmare'. Mora or Mara is one of the spirits from ancient Slav mythology, a dark one who becomes a beautiful woman to visit men in their dreams, torturing them with desire before killing them.
Stribog is the name of the Slavic god of winds, sky and air. He is said to be the ancestor (grandfather) of the winds of the eight directions.
In Slavic mythology, Perun (Cyrillic: Перун) is the highest god of the pantheon and the god of sky, thunder, lightning, storms, rain, law, war, fertility and oak trees.
What is clear about Chernobog is his association with misfortune, and that his name means the "Black God," although the significance of this remains obscure. Chernobog first appeared in a 12th-century text called the Chronicle of the Slavs written by Helmold of Bosau.
The Slavic word for “heaven” (rai) is actually pre-Christian. The words for heaven and “river” are etymologically connected. Originally, rai is the place beyond flowing water, the place where birds flew during winter. Ancient Slavs also imagined heaven as a beautiful garden filled with apple trees.
Plamen. A boys' name of Slavic origin that means “Fire”, “flame”, “fiery one”.
Zuri is a given name of Swahili origin meaning “beautiful.” It has been among the 1,000 most popular names for newborn girls in the United States since 2010 and among the top 300 names since 2018. Zuri was among the five most popular names for Black newborn girls in the American state of Virginia in 2022.
Zvezda: Slavic for "star," this lesser-heard name is an undeniable stunner.