Slavic · Old East Slavic · c. 1113, describing earlier practice
The Primary Chronicle & Slavic Folk Record
Attributed to Nestor and later compilers
Records Vladimir's pantheon at Kiev and then its destruction — an account of Slavic religion written by the people who ended it, and almost the only account there is.
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| Name here | Rank given | # | Powers described |
|---|---|---|---|
| Of Vladimir's idols | — | Named among the idols set up on the hill at Kiev and thrown down at the conversion. | |
| Chief of the idols at Kiev | — | Set up by Vladimir with a silver head and golden moustache, then dragged to the river and beaten as he was cast in. | |
| Of Vladimir's idols | — | Named in the list of idols raised at Kiev and destroyed at the conversion. | |
 Volos = Veles | God of cattle | — | Rus oaths are sworn by Perun and by Volos, god of cattle; his name is later attached to the devil in folk usage. |
