This article is about a mythological creature. For other uses, see Chort (disambiguation)

Chort (disambiguation)

Chort is a demon in Slavic mythology. The word may also refer to:* Jordan Chort, a French football player* an alternative name for Chertan, a star in the constellation Leo* an alternative name for the Hortaya Borzaya, a dog breed...

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In Slavic mythology

Slavic mythology

Slavic mythology is the mythological aspect of the polytheistic religion that was practised by the Slavs before Christianisation.The religion possesses many common traits with other religions descended from the Proto-Indo-European religion....

 (demonology), Chort is considered to be a demon of total evil, with horns, hoofs, skinny tail, and a pig-face. He is the son of the Slavic god Chernobog

Chernobog

Chernobog is a Slavic deity, about whom much has been speculated but little can be said definitively. The name may also be given as Crnobog, Czernobóg, Černobog, Црнобог, Zernebog and Чернобог, meaning black god...

 and the goddess Mara

Marzanna

Maržanna, Mara, Maržena, Morana, Moréna, Mora, Marmora or Morena is a Slavic goddess associated with death, winter and nightmares. Some sources equate her with the Latvian goddess Māra, who takes a person's body after their death...

. In Ukraine

Ukraine

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, he is also known as haspyda, didko, irod, and kutsyi. In folklore, his physical appearance is same as that of Greek god Pan. In folk Christianity

Christianity

Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...

, he is considered a minion of Satan

Satan

Satan , "the opposer", is the title of various entities, both human and divine, who challenge the faith of humans in the Hebrew Bible...

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Compare to sayings (curses) "Tysiacha chertei" - meaning thousands of demons, "Chort poberi" - meaning as overtaken by the demon, the saying is often used as accepted version of cursing in the Eastern Europe, "Chort poputal" - meaning mixed up by the demon, "K chertiam" - meaning to hell, and many others.