Kurent
The Slavic god of wine, Kurent is typically depicted by a feathered or horned sheepskin mask or costume, worn by dancers at the Kurentovanje festival to celebrate the arrival of spring. They shake wooden clubs with hedgehog skins, to chase away the last of winter.
Long ago, when the first men were living in a hidden valley, their only source of water were the seven rivers that flowed from a single egg. Despite the abundance of these rivers, the humans became greedy for more, and smashed the egg. This unleashed an apocalyptic flood which killed all those who lived in the valley, save for the watchman Kranyatz He was saved by the trickster Kurent.
Kranyatz thanked Kurent, but the god told him instead to thank the vine, and promise to always hold its fruit above any other. Kranyatz swore that he and his descendants would forever love wine above all else. This love of wine would later become his downfall. Eventually, Kranyatz challenged the god for rulership of the earth, and defeated him after several trials.
However, when Kranyatz climbed the mountain where the gods lived, he ate of their meat and drank of their wine, provided by Kurent. Once drunk, the gods overpowered him easily, kicking him down the mountain and robbing him of his power.