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Fig. 68

False Gods and Prophets

Radhost, dressed as a stranger, tests the firmness of his worshippers' belief. Back in the Pagan days, 'winning' over other faiths was thought to be the only way of defeating 'false' gods. The dove is commonly associated with kindness, purity of feeling or faith and humility. Slovaks, one of the many Slavic nations, were believed to have had these characteristics as part of their ethnic identity.

 

 


© 2000 Karol Ondreicka in

Tales from Slavic Myths.
ISBN 0-86516-451-7

© 2001 BOLCHAZY-CARDUCCI
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