Also called Dažbog, Dajbog, Daždbog.
Their story
Dazhbog is named among the gods Vladimir set up in Kiev, and a gloss in the Hypatian Chronicle calls the sun the son of Svarog, named Dazhbog. In the Tale of Igor's Campaign, the Rus are called the grandchildren of Dazhbog. His name likely means the giving god.
Their day
Sunday. In modern practice, he is usually honoured on Sunday, the sun's day.
Best times to give to them
- Sundays
- sunrise
- Kupala at Midsummer
- the winter solstice
What they like being given
- honey
- golden round bread or pancakes
- mead, or honey water
- sunflowers
- a candle at dawn
How to honour them
- Greet the sunrise with a few words of thanks.
- Bake round, golden bread or pancakes and share them.
- Give generously to someone in need, in keeping with his name.
- Keep a sun symbol on your altar.
How they can help you
- blessings and good fortune
- generosity
- warmth and hope
- health and vitality
Symbols
- the sun
- gold
- a sun wheel
- white horses
Evidence is sparse and the details of his myth are largely modern reconstruction.
Festivals
- Kupala Night The night of 23 to 24 June, or 6 to 7 July where the Julian church calendar is followed
- Koliada Midwinter, now kept at Christmas Eve, 24 December, or 6 January where the Julian church calendar is followed, and through the following Svyatki holy days
More Slavic gods
- Perun The thunder god of oak and axe
- Veles Lord of cattle, wealth and the underworld
- Svarog The heavenly smith, father of fire and sun
- Jarilo The youthful god of spring and growth
- Rod The god of kin, birth and fate
- Stribog Grandfather of the winds
- Khors The bright disc of the sun
- Simargl The enigmatic winged guardian