Deities of average and partly the lowest level appear and in 'Legend about an origin of Scythians'. Most full this myth is stated Herodot in the first version. In the uninhabited territory, after received name Scythia, from marriage Zeus and daughter of Borisphen (Dnepr) the first person - Targitay is born. Three his sons become ancestors of various parts of Scythian people <...>. The sky gold subjects - a plough, a poleaxe and a bowl fell. At attempt of two senior brothers to come nearer to them gold is ignited, but with approach younger one fire dies away and Kolaksay seizes sacred attributes. It is perceived as a sign. Kolaksay and his posterity become lords Scythia. Kolaksay

divides Scythia into three empires between his sons, and sacred gold to which Scythian tsars annually make a sacrifice is kept in greatest of them. To these relics it is connected, according to Herodot, any ritual reproduced on an annual Scythian holiday: the person who has slept with them open-air, less than in one year inevitably died. <...> According to Diodor Zeus's wife there is a maiden given birth by the ground having below of a belt a snake body. Their son was named Scyth.

The legend about sacral gold. (A. Fantalov, watercolor).

Skythian and Slav myths talk as the marvelous objects fallen down from the sky. These were a bowl, sword and plough. Three brothers tried to take possession of these things But this point was reached by younger brother. Therefore he became king.

According to Slav variant of myth, sacral objects were fallen down by Svarog - the God of the Sky.

(A.Fantalov, watercolor).

This picture shows the Slav chthonic personages: Veles, Usinya (the man with huge mouthtaches), Gorinya (the horsemen entwined with serpents) and Baba Yaga (she likes valkiry of Scandinavian mythology). Veles is ancient Slav god, other characters are the personages of Slav tales.

Isle Buyan. (A. Fantalov, watercolor).

Buyan is a legendary isle of Russian folklore. On this watercolor we can see the structure of Slav mythological world. The deer are embodiments of progenitor power (upper level of world). An eagle is the embodiment of thunder (middle level). Serpents are the embodiments of the Underworld. The levels are connected with world tree (it consists of clouds).

 Slav mythology 8.

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