Perun

In Slavic mythology, Perun is the highest god of the pantheon & the god of the sky, thunder, lightning, storms, rain, law, war, fertility, & oak trees. His other attributes were fire, mountains, wind, iris (the flower), eagle, firmament, horses & carts, & weapons (hammer, axe (Axe of Perun), & arrow).

The supreme god in the Kievan Rus’ during the 9th-10th centuries, Perun was first associated with weapons made of stone & later with those of metal. The Kievan Ris’ (a.k.a. Kyivan Rus’) was the 1st East Slavic state & later an amalgam of principalities in Eastern Europe from the late 9th to the mid-13th century. It encompasses a variety of peoples, including East Slavic, Norse, & Finnic.

The Primary Chronicle relates that in the year 6415 (907 AD) Prince Oleg (Old Norse: Helgi) made a peace treaty with the Byzantine Empire & by taking his men to the shrines & swearing by their weapons & by their God Perun, & by Volos, the God of cattle, they confirmed the treaty.

In 980, when Prince Vladimir the Great came to the throne of Kiev, he erected statues of 5 pagan gods in front of his palace which he soon thereafter discarded after his Christianization in 988.

Perun was chief among them, represented with a silver head & a gold moustache. Vladimir’s uncle, Dobrynya, also had a shrine of Perun established in his city of Novgorod. After the Christianization of Kievan Rus’ this place became a monastery, which continued to bear the name of Perun.

Perun was worshipped by the Varangian (Scandinavian) warriors hired by Oleg & Igor during the campaigns against Byzantium. In the treaty of 971, the Varangians reenforce with the Slavic deity, Veles.

When the arrival of Christianity, the old gods fared poorly amongst the Slavs. Grand prince Vladimir the Great, who had once been a very vocal & lavish patron of Perun, converted to Christianity.

In 988, the prince & his family & people of the Kievan Rus’ were collectively baptized. He ordered that the statues of Perun which he himself had erected formerly, be dethroned, torn down with great dishonor & dragged through the streets as they were beaten with sticks. The idols were then cast into rivers & not permitted to land on the shore. 3 of Vladimir’s sons are also recognized as saints.

In neopaganism interpretation, the struggle of St. George with the serpent is understood as the struggle of Perun with Veles, who stole cows from him.

According to the book Dezionization by Valery Yemelyanov, 1 of the founders of the Russian neopaganism, in the ideas of the “Veneti” (“Aryans”), there was a “trinity of three triune trinites”: Prav-Yav-Nav, Svarog-Perun-Svetovid, Soul-Flesh-Power.

In some currents, Perun may be the supreme patron god. Since 1992, the 1st neopagan Kupchinsky Temple of Perun has been in St. Petersburg.

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The Battle of Morbihan was a significant naval conflict during the Gallic Wars, fought between the Roman fleet and the navy of the Veneti, a powerful seafaring tribe in northwestern Gaul.

The conflict was caused by Roman demands for grain during the winter of 57–56 BC. In a move to resist Roman exploitation and safeguard their resources, the Veneti detained two Roman officers sent to enforce Caesar’s demands.

#Strabo later suggests that the #Veneti were aware of Caesars intentions to invade Britain and this move was also taken in defense of the Britons as well.

The Veneti’s knowledge of local sea conditions and their sturdy, well-designed ships gave them an initial advantage. Their vessels, with high sides and strong leather sails, were well-suited to the rough Atlantic waters and could withstand Roman boarding actions. The Romans, however, adapted their tactics by using hooks to cut the rigging of the Veneti ships, rendering them immobile and vulnerable.

In the aftermath of the battle, #Caesar ordered the execution of their tribal elders and the rest of the Veneti population was sold into slavery, effectively dismantling the tribal community. These actions served not only as a punishment but also as a clear message to other Gallic tribes of the consequences of opposing Roman rule.

C. Julius Caesar. Caesar’s Gallic War Book 3 Chapter 10. Translator. W. A. McDevitte. Translator. W. S. Bohn. 1st Edition. New York. Harper & Brothers. 1869. Harper’s New Classical Library.

The Geography of Strabo Book 4 Chapter 4. Literally translated, with notes, in three volumes. London. George Bell & Sons. 1903.

See more: https://toutacaillte.org/the-detribalization-of-europe/

#History #CelticHistory #DetribalizationOfEurope

In questo articolo di Geràrd Capdeville, l’analisi di un mito eponimo alternativo alla dottrina #leghista della #Padania celtica. L’articolo riporta un ciclo epico risalente al secolo di Virgilio, nel quale si vanta un’origine troiana di alcune tra le più importanti città venete, in modo particolare #Padova e #Mestre. Antenore e Diomede sarebbero secondo l’epica latina i progenitori dei #Veneti, in fuga dall’incendio di Troia. #Profughi dal Medio Oriente, insomma

https://www.federicoberti.it/diomede-e-antenore-la-fondazione-di-padova/

L'ho già detto che Renzi è sempre più indistinguibile da Salvini? Sì?
Bene: adesso estendo il giudizio anche ai rispettivi partiti.
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RT @DaniSbrollini
AUTONOMI, CORAGGIOSI, VENETI.
Ecco lo slogan della mia campagna.

Siamo #autonomi: stiamo da una sola parte vera, quella dei veneti.
Siamo #coraggiosi: perché non abbiamo paura di confrontarci.
Siamo #veneti: a noi nessuno ci detta ordini da Roma.
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