Triglav. One of the Slavic Gods or a Fusion of Three Gods.
Triglav is the Slavic god of divination and oath- making. Some versions refer to Triglav as a local version and form of the god Veles.
The name “Triglav” actually means “the one with three heads”.Triglav is depicted as a man with three heads who is wearing a veil or golden blindfolds. Triglav was very fond of humans and by wearing the golden blindfold he didn't see evil caused by human beings. Even tho, he liked humans, he never appeared to them, he lookad at them from above. The three heads are symbols of the sky, earth, and the underworld.
In fact, this is one of the most mysterious gods in the Slavic pantheon as the triad in its entity represents different elements according to different versions.
An early version of this myth includes the three gods Svarog or Heaven, Perun or Earth, and Daibog or Underworld. In a later version, the god Veles or Svetovid replaces Daibog. Therefore, Triglav always represents a fusion of the three gods.
In some mythology variants, Triglav is the son of this god- triad or unity of other lesser Slavic deities.
In the book of Veles, there is a sentence that proves Triglav’s relation to this triad, with the sentence “We pray and bow to the first Triglav” after which is mentioned Svarog as the father- god and then Perun and Svetovid.
In Slovenia, the highest peak in the country is named after Triglav with 2864m altitude.
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