In Slavic paganism, Veles, also referred to as Volos, is a significant deity of the land, waterways, animals and the afterlife. His mythos and abilities are comparable to those of gods like Odin, Loki and Hermes, however they are not the same. Some researchers have reconstructed him as an opponent of Perun, the supreme thunder god. As a result, it is likely that people have imagined him to be a dragon or chimeric, which in the Slavic paganism is a composite being, as a cross between a bear and a ... (Read More)