Mokosh November 10

Mokoch, or Mokoch was the goddess of mother and nourishing earth in the mythology slave.

Le prince Vladimir lui avait érigé une statue à Kiev en compagnie de celles d’autres dieux, avant sa conversion au christianisme. C’est la seule divinité féminine slave généralement reconnue.

She is often represented with a large head and long arms: this comes from an assimilation with a legendary female creature from northern Russia, called mokocha, any direct relationship between this creature and Mokoch remaining however hypothetical.

It is associated with arable and fertile land, protective of divination and magic, as well as spinning and weaving trades. She helps women during childbirth. It was considered that she was the wife of Svarog, thus forming a Heaven/Earth couple, or even of Perun. She was particularly honored by the Slavs, to the point that simple spitting on the ground was considered a crime.