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brothers) kills him in retribution. This rather gruesome death is in fact a ritual sacrifice, and Morana uses parts of Jarilo's body to build herself a new house. This is a mythical metaphor which alludes to rejuvenation of the entire cosmos, a concept fairly similar to that of
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2279:Axe of Perun
1729:Unquiet dead
1686:Prince Marko
1661:Miloš Obilić
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2788:Nature gods
2768:Slavic gods
2653:Levashovism
2572:Saint Peter
2434:(1120s–60s)
2426:Kievan Rus'
1958:Fern flower
1797:Lady Midday
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811:2273 Yarilo
706:wildflowers
689:Description
667:Ivan Kupala
246:August 2013
2828:Lunar gods
2762:Categories
2690:Roerichism
2673:Sylenkoism
2648:Kandybaism
2633:Authentism
2567:Maslenitsa
2536:Uastyrdzhi
2471:Martenitsa
2438:Bogomilism
2357:Literature
2207:Maslenitsa
2172:Baba Marta
2122:Tintilinić
2072:Rozhanitsy
2047:Povitrulya
2012:Likhoradka
1928:Chuhaister
1898:Black Arab
1404:Rozhanitsy
1389:Mat Zemlya
1316:Svarozhits
1113:Chernoglav
827:References
790:St. George
742:Prometheus
588:St. George
462:springtime
454:vegetation
418:Belarusian
216:newspapers
125:newspapers
50:improve it
2643:Ivanovism
2638:Bazhovism
2577:Donbettyr
2432:Pomerania
2343:Ukrainian
2258:Lukomorye
2067:Raskovnik
2042:Płanetnik
1953:Dziwożona
1888:Berehynia
1878:Baš Čelik
1868:Baba Yaga
1701:Svyatogor
1558:Shamanism
1427:Chislobog
1264:Perperuna
1254:Rugiaevit
683:Cailleach
626:Velja Noć
525:Havelberg
468:Etymology
458:fertility
351:July 2020
339:talk page
288:summarize
95:talk page
56:talk page
2461:Zagovory
2408:Bulgaria
2320:Folklore
2202:Marzanna
2197:Kostroma
2152:Werewolf
2127:Topielec
2092:Shishiga
2082:Samodiva
2037:Nocnitsa
1997:Koshchei
1992:Karzełek
1967:Firebird
1923:Chernava
1903:Błędnica
1863:Alkonost
1851:Entities
1832:Vodyanoy
1792:Dvorovoy
1777:Bolotnik
1746:Kikimora
1741:Drekavac
1581:Burislav
1321:Svetovit
1259:Pereplut
1244:Radegast
1240:or Prone
862:37725456
800:See also
794:St. John
778:Dionysus
720:"walks".
663:solstice
630:New Year
564:Slovenia
499:Jarilo.
489:*yeh₁ro-
396:Cyrillic
332:disputed
205:"Yarilo"
114:"Yarilo"
2711:Fantasy
2683:Ynglism
2531:Dazhbog
2519:Uacilla
2414:Bohemia
2402:Moravia
2338:Serbian
2333:Russian
2293:Beliefs
2272:Objects
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2112:Stricha
2102:Strzyga
2077:Rusalka
2062:Rahmans
2052:Psoglav
1987:Ispolin
1977:Gamayun
1948:Dukljan
1933:Cikavac
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1384:Koliada
1336:Yarovit
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1274:Stribog
1269:Simargl
1226:Porevit
1221:Porenut
1181:Pizamar
1161:Kresnik
1118:Dazhbog
1100:Deities
821:Yarovit
572:Jurjevo
560:Croatia
544:Belarus
536:Ukraine
529:Jarovit
521:Wolgast
513:Wendish
503:Sources
493:*yeh₁r-
491:, from
446:Gerovit
230:scholar
139:scholar
2748:Notes:
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2348:Polish
2253:Kitezh
2228:Alatyr
2212:Jarilo
2192:Kupala
2177:German
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2117:Sudice
2107:Stuhać
2097:Skrzak
2027:Molfar
2022:Meduza
2002:Krsnik
1982:Indrik
1972:Gagana
1837:Shubin
1807:Boruta
1772:Bannik
1681:Popiel
1641:Libuše
1553:Zhrets
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1543:Vedmak
1505:Troyan
1471:Kupala
1311:Svarog
1279:Pogoda
1216:Podaga
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1171:Morana
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1123:Devana
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548:Serbia
540:Russia
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430:Yarilo
426:Yaryla
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2560:Veles
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2328:Czech
2263:Vyraj
2238:Buyan
2137:Vesna
2087:Sirin
2057:Raróg
2007:Likho
1938:Chort
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1802:Leshy
1756:Upiór
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1527:Yesha
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1461:Flins
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634:Veles
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