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  2. Firebird (Slavic folklore) - Wikipedia

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    The Firebird concept has parallels in Iranian legends of magical birds, in the Brothers Grimm fairy tale about The Golden Bird, and related Russian magical birds like the Sirin. The story of the quest itself is closely paralleled by Armenian Hazaran Blbul. In the Armenian tale, however, the bird does not glow, but rather makes the land bloom ...

  3. Svarozhits - Wikipedia

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    Svarozhits [a] (Latin: Zuarasiz, Zuarasici, Old East Slavic: Сварожиць, Russian: Сварожиц), Svarozhich [a] (Old East Slavic: Сварожичь, Russian: Сварожич) is a Slavic god of fire, son of Svarog. One of the few Pan-Slavic gods. He is most likely identical with Radegast, less often identified with Dazhbog.

  4. Slavic names - Wikipedia

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    Given names originating from the Slavic languages are most common in Slavic countries.. The main types of Slavic names: . Two-base names, often ending in mir/měr (Ostromir/měr, Tihomir/měr, Němir/měr), *voldъ (Vsevolod, Rogvolod), *pъlkъ (Svetopolk, Yaropolk), *slavъ (Vladislav, Dobroslav, Vseslav) and their derivatives (Dobrynya, Tishila, Ratisha, Putyata, etc.)

  5. Svarog - Wikipedia

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    In the Russian dialect (Novgorod) the obsolete word сва́рог, svarog meaning "fire" and "blacksmith", is preserved. [5] The Romanian word sfarog, meaning "something burnt, charred, dried", was probably borrowed from an unspecified South Slavic language, probably Bulgarian, and the source word is reconstructed as *svarogъ. [6]

  6. 100 Baby Names That Mean Fire Perfect for the ... - AOL

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    Without further ado, here are 100 different baby names that mean fire from all different cultures. Read on…and good luck. 60 Baby Names That Mean Summer Boy Names That Mean Fire 1. Cole An ...

  7. List of Slavic deities - Wikipedia

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    Svarozhits is a fire god mentioned in minor East Slavic texts. [17] He is also mentioned by Bruno in a letter to King Henry II and later in Thietmar's Chronicle as the chief deity of Rethra, the main political center of the Veleti. [18] His name is generally translated as "son of Svarog", less commonly as "little

  8. 100 Russian names for girls - AOL

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    Some prominent Russian-American women with Russian girl names include "Mad Men" actress Larisa Oleynik, writer and philosopher Ayn Rand (born Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum), "RuPaul’s Drag Race ...

  9. Supernatural beings in Slavic religion - Wikipedia

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    vile, Slovak/Czech víly) is a fairy that is similar to a nymph, identified as a nymph by the Greek historian Procopius; their name comes from the same root as the name of Veles. They are described as beautiful, eternally young, dressed in white, with eyes flashing like thunders, and provided with wings, and blonde hair.