Slavic Myths Gallery
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Fig. 64 |
An Ode To The Fire The rites of the Slavonic goddess of peace and water Kupala involved fire, along with water, as a means of purification. Worshippers would run around fires and leap over the flames in order to rid themselves of all evils.
© 2000 Karol Ondreicka in
Tales from Slavic Myths. ISBN 0-86516-451-7 © 2001 BOLCHAZY-CARDUCCI Publishers, Inc. Wauconda, IL. USA. 2001
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