Lel (god)

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Lel is a Slavic mythological figure . He is mentioned in the 15th century by Jan Długosz and in the Chronica Polonorum by the Krakow scholar Matthias von Miechow from 1519 and presented as the son of the goddess Lada and brother of Polel .

Lel is considered a god of love and twin deity . Since there are no older sources, it is uncertain whether a god with this name was actually worshiped in pre-Christian times. The name has found its way into Russian folk songs, and it is mentioned in the 10th stanza of the 5th chapter of Pushkin's verse novel " Eugene Onegin ", where it says:

Tatjana loosens the silk fasteners of the
belt,
undresses and lies in bed, where Lel flies around her head.

literature

  • Zdeněk Váňa: Mythology and gods of the Slavic peoples , Stuttgart 1992, ( ISBN 3-87838-937-X )