Stribog. Lord of the Winds in the Slavic Pagan Pantheon

This scientific research gathers information about the wind deity among Indo-European peoples and summarizes significant folklore and historical material related to the Slavic wind deity Vihor Vihorovich / Stribog. Based on the available data, our understanding of Stribog's functions in the beliefs of our pagan ancestors has been significantly expanded. His iconography, related rituals, and other elements of the cult have been generally reconstructed. Myths involving Wind-Stribog are examined separately. Very little is known at first glance about Stribog – the deity of ancient Slavs. The most important thing, apart from his name, is what sources tell us – he was the god of winds. Additionally, the image of the lord of the wind has survived into the 20th century in fairy tales, spells, folk mythology, and bylinas, but even there, little is said about the Wind. Often he is either a secondary character or his power is called upon on occasion. The reason is simple: such a god was not particularly revered, as he seemed to have little influence and not everyone needed to address him, and even then, it was situational. This explains the scarcity of information about him. Stribog was not popular among the people, although his cult certainly existed. There is knowledge of various types of spells directed at the Wind, offerings made to him, and places dedicated to him; the fact that the ill-famed Prince Vladimir Svyatoslavich erected an image of him at his shrine speaks to something. You can familiarize yourself with all the published books by this author in this online store.