#svantovit

[tomoleary]

Alphonse Mucha “The Slav Epic Exhibition, Brno” (1930) Source

“The mythical figure in the background is Svantovit, the pagan Czech god of destiny, each of whose four faces oversaw the universe from a different direction. He carries two of his emblems - the sword and the drinking horn.”

[lesoldatmort]

| SVANTOVIT |

He who rides a pale horse through the moonlit fields.

Svantovít, or Svetovit is one of the deities tied to war and conflict but also abudance. He rides a pale white horse at night followed by his army of three hundred riders. His other attributes are war flag and sword.

More (folk)lore, info and WIPs of this project on my P/treon.

[stromuprisahat]

Svantovit, podobně jako ostatní slovanská lokální božstva, slučoval funkce válečné i hospodářské, což dokládají i jeho atributy: picí roh, velký meč, sedlo a udidlo. Nezanedbatelnou úlohu ve věštbách spojených s vojenskými akcemi hrál také kůň bílé barvy, o němž Saxo udává: "Mimo to měl [Svantovit] bělouše zvláštního jména, z jehož hřívy neb ocasu vytrhávati žíně bylo hříchem. Tohoto koně pásti a na něm jezditi směl toliko kněz, aby božské zvíře neztrácelo na své ceně, kdyby se ho častěji užívalo." … Za zlomek dochovaného mýtu můžeme považovat vyprávění o nočních výpravách podnikaných Svantovitem na posvátném koni- ráno prý býval bělouš často zpocený a postříkaný blátem. ~ Svantovit, like other Slavic local deities, combined military and economic functions, which is supported by his attributes: drinking horn, great sword, saddle and bit. A white horse also played a significant role in prophecies connected with military actions, about which Saxo states: "In addition, [Svantovit] had a white horse with a special name, from whose mane or tail it was a sin to pull hair. The priest was only allowed to graze and ride this horse so that the sacred animal would not lose its value if it was used more often."

… We can consider the story about the night expeditions undertaken by Svantovit on the sacred horse as a fragment of the preserved myth - it is said that in the morning the white horse was often sweaty and splashed with mud.

Bohové dávných Slovanů ~ Gods of ancient Slavs (Martin Pitro, Petr Vokáč)

[rmbaloncesto]

Thoughts on Baku?? What a rollercoaster

A MESS

This race gave me negative rights lmao. Charles pole position that lasted him like 5 seconds, two punctures on the straight (f to max and lance glad they are okay), red flag, messy pit stops (Mercedes i want to fight you), that restart with basically no race left, lewis and whatever happened there????? THAT PODIUM???????? Literally how did seb ended up there I'm so lost

[spugpow]

Alphonse Mucha, The Celebration of Svantovit on Rügen, 1912 

From The Slav Epic

[herbwitchery]

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[herbwitchery]

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