Chislobog
Slavic pseudo deity of time
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Chislobog (Cyrillic: Числобог) is a slavic pseudo-deity of time and/or numbers invented in the 20th century, mentioned in the Book of Veles, spelled as 'ченслобг' ("chenslobg")[2] The book is normally seen as a literary forgery which is claimed to be an ancient Slavic mythical text.[3][4][5] His name supposedly comes from the words number (Cyrillic: число, chislo) and god (Cyrillic: бог, bog).[a]
| Chislobog | |
|---|---|
Time, Numbers | |
Zislbocg from Prillwitz idols | |
| Other names | Числобог |
| Venerated in | Ynglism[1] |
He is also identified with Zislbocg/Zislbog from Prillwitz idols, an 18th-century archaeological forgery. However, Andreas Gottlieb Masch, who described the idols, wrote that while the previous figurine (in his list) is identified with the Sun, the one beside him must be an image of the Moon, while noticing that he was not familiar with the word.[6]
Despite his dubious origins, he is worshipped prominently in Ynglism,[7] a new religious movement which claims to be reviving ancient slavic religion.[8]
Notes
- Due to the nature of the Veles book as a forgery not written in an actual language, these words cannot be said to be in any given language, however they are recognizable to most Slavic speakers