Porewit

Porewit

Porewit (Latin: Poreuithus) is the West Slavic deity in Wendish mythology revered in the town of Charenza on Rugia.

Porewit was the second of the three gods, revered in Charenza, along with Rugiewit and Porenut. A wooden idol of the Porewit stood in the temple, which was dedicated to him. Porewit was depicted with five heads and without arms.

Slavic mythology

Major deities	Dažbog Kresnik Jarilo Mat Zemlya Perun Svarog Svetovid Triglav Veles Zaria Živa Zorya

Other deities	Belobog Berehynia Berstuk Chernobog Devana Dodola Dzydzilelya Flins Hors Karewit Kostroma Lada Marzanna Mokosh Oźwiena Porenut Porewit Porvata Radegast Rod Rugiewit Stribog Zirnitra

Legendary heroes	Alyosha Popovich Burislav Dobrynya Nikitich Ilya Muromets Ivan Kosančić Ivan Tsarevich Kyi, Shchek and Khoryv Lech, Czech, and Rus Libuše Mikula Selyaninovich Mila Gojsalić Milan Toplica Miloš Obilić Nikita the Tanner Popiel Prince Marko Sadko Solovey-Razboynik Svyatogor Vasilisa the Beautiful Vasilisa the Wise Volga Svyatoslavich

Magical creatures and plants	Alkonost Cikavac Fern flower-Chervona Ruta Firebird Gamayun Indrik Ispolin Kolobok Raróg Raskovnik Simargl Sirin Ved Zmey

Spirits and demons	Ala Baba Yaga Bagiennik Bannik Baš Čelik Bauk Bies Black Arab Blud Boginki Bukavac Chort Damned Jerina Dola Domovoi Drekavac Dvorovoi Dukljan German Karzełek Kikimora Koschei Krsnik Lady Midday Leshy Likho Likhoradka Nav' Nocnitsa Ovinnik Polevik Psoglav Rusalka Samodiva Shishiga Skrzak Strzyga Stuhać Sudice Tintilinić Topielec Vampire Vesna Vila Vodyanoy Zduhać

Related topics	Bogatyr Book of Veles Films based on Slavic mythology Polish folk beliefs Russian traditions and superstitions Serbian folk astronomy Slavic fairies Slavic fantasy Slavic neopaganism Ukrainian folklore

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