Porewit
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Porewit is the West Slavic
deity in Wendish mythology
revered in the town of Charenza
on Rugia.
Porewit was the second of the three gods, revered in Charenza, along with Rugiewit
and Porenut
. A wooden idol of the Porewit stood in the temple, which was dedicated to him. Porewit was depicted with five heads and without arms.
West Slavs
The West Slavs are Slavic peoples speaking West Slavic languages. They include Poles , Czechs, Slovaks, Lusatian Sorbs and the historical Polabians. The northern or Lechitic group includes, along with Polish, the extinct Polabian and Pomeranian languages...
deity in Wendish mythology
Wendish mythology
In 1824 the Danish poet Bernhard Severin Ingemann published his thesis on North-Slavic and Wendish mythology in which he established the following pantheon:First line of gods :...
revered in the town of Charenza
Charenza
Charenza, also Karentia or Karenz, later also Gharense, was a medieval burgh on the island of Rügen. It was the administrative center of the Rani tribe and of the Principality of Rugia. Today, the remnants are called Venzer Burgwall....
on Rugia.
Porewit was the second of the three gods, revered in Charenza, along with Rugiewit
Rugiewit
Davor was a Slavic deity. In a questionable interpretation he is seen by some as a local personification of the all-Slavic god of war Perun worshipped in all areas where the Slavic mythology was present....
and Porenut
Porenut
Porenut was one of the Slavic deities worshipped by the Rani in the ancient town of Charenza on Rugia. In a wooden temple a wooden statue of four-faced Porenut was held . Other deities worshipped in Charenza include Porewit and Rugiewit....
. A wooden idol of the Porewit stood in the temple, which was dedicated to him. Porewit was depicted with five heads and without arms.