#perun deity

[jezzzebel]

"nooo be careful with protecting your space!!! Trickster spirits will come for you!"

Bro.. idk.. I think Perun has enough power in his little finger to poke a "trickster" out of my space 😭

Which isn't to say that i am invincible when gods are around but i don't really believe a random spirit would mess with someone talking to a literal god???

Just my opinion tho 🥲

[gachats]

Perun the Thunderer, 2013 - oil on canvas

— Andrey Shishkin (Russia, 1960–)

In Slavic mythology, Perun is the highest god of the pantheon and the god of sky, thunder, lightning, storms, rain, law, war, fertility and oak trees.

[jezzzebel]

Perun worship, info and offerings ⚡🌩️

First, a short prayer written by me:

Perun, the great punisher of injustice, the one who protected us for centuries, our Zaštitnik, our Gromovnik. Please help me, your loyal follower, when i need it. As you have protected my ancestors in battles against their enemies, protect me from all evil, Perun of the Oak. Punish those who break oaths with me, for you have always been fond of justice and keeping promises. Gromovnik, King of the gods, thank you for being there for me.

Who is Perun?

Perun is a slavic god of thunder, storms, fertility, rain, law, order, and is often seen as a chief deity of the slavic pantheon.

Note: Slavic paganism doesn't have a one single pantheon. It is very much divided into different local variants. If i can say it like that. For example, it is believed that the chief deity of serbian Slavic paganism is Dajbog. And many deities who were predominantly worshipped in the territory of modern day Russia, for example, weren't widely worshipped in Slovenia, and vice versa.

Does Perun have a consort or children in the mythology?

While that is a complicated question... A lot of modern day pagans view his wife to be Dodola (also known as Perperuna) the goddess of rain.

But it is debatable whether Dodola is a historically worshipped goddess, or just the name of the Dodola rituals that were practiced in ancient Serbia and around it. Maybe the rituals were named after the goddess? We will never know.

Note: While the existence of the historical worship of some slavic gods is debated. Like Lada, Chernobog, Khors... That shouldn't stop you from worshipping those deities if you wish to. What i mean is , don't feel guilty!!!

Children of Perun:

The topic of Perun's children is a similar situation as above.

It is a widely accepted belief in the slavic pagan community that Jarilo (god of the spring and war) is Perun's son. Who was later kidnapped by Veles, the underworld god (who is often seen as Perun's brother).

Sometimes, Morana is seen as Jarilo's sister and wife, hence Perun's daughter too. Logically.

But i also remember seeing a myth where Morana is the daughter of the Sun, and Jarilo is the son of the Moon. (But take that as a grain of salt!!)

Etymology of the name Perun and his Epithets

The name Perun comes from Proto Indo-European god Perwunkos (sorry if i misspelled that!!).

Some of Perun's epithets:

(UPG are marked with an asterisk)

Gromovnik (thunderer)

Zaštitnik (protector)

Of the Oak*

Plavooki* (blue eyed)

Munjevit* (thundery)

Symbols and worship:

Some of Perun's symbols are:

The Oak tree, axe, thunderbolt, his symbol (idk how to describe it's appearance but if you search slavic symbols it will appear, i can't show those Symbols here because i am scared of my account being deleted 😭)

Perun worship and offerings:

Offerings: bread, milk, wine, beer, shaped bread cakes, fruits, nuts, drawings of him or his imagery, crafts of his imagery, gold or blue things...

Worship:

Pray to him!

Talk to him about the things you love, you are proud of, tell him about yourself!

Thank him for the rain.

Research him and write prayers for him.

Make him a small altar.

Educate people on him and slavic paganism.

Research laws in your country.

Fight for justice.

Be a trusted person,someone that your loved ones can turn to. And msot importantly, keep your oaths.

Slava Perunu!

[jezzzebel]

Sometimes when i am annoyed at someone saying something stupid i think "here Perun, shoot your lightning here please"

[jezzzebel]

To the police that beat up kids, I want to say: Perun will judge you, I won't.

/inside joke only some serbians will understand, but still it's true. Perun's justice comes to our aid against those bastards!

[gachats]

Батюшка Перун, прими нашу кровь, Обереги сыновей своих дух. Благослови войско в поход, Прими нашу кровь, обереги грудь.

[gachats]

Knyaz Igor and his retinue swear before the idol of Perun, laying down their weapons. Illustration by artist V.P. Vereshchagin from the album "History of the Russian State in images of its rulers with a brief explanatory text", 1896.

In addition to Perun's control over the thunderstorm because of his association with rain, he was responsible for crops by bringing rain to the fields, and so Perun was thought of as the god of fertility. Manipulation of the thunderstorm gave the deity a "thunderous character", which served to second-guess him as a god of war, as reflected in the oaths of arms in his name and his depiction as the patron of warriors, knyazs power and the Rurikovich dynasty.