Karewit
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In Wendish mythology
Karewit is the protector of the ancient town of Charenza
on Rugia. Depicted alone, his naked statue
has a head with two faces, an oxen's head on his chest and a rooster
's head on his belly. Depicted together with Rugiewit
, he has six heads, four male and two female ones. His chest sports a lion
's head.
Wendish mythology
In 1824 the Danish poet Bernhard Severin Ingemann published his thesis on North-Slavic and Wendish mythology in which he established the following pantheon:First line of gods :...
Karewit is the protector of the ancient town of Charenza
Charenza
Charenza, also Karentia or Karenz, later also Gharense, was a medieval burgh on the island of Rügen. It was the administrative center of the Rani tribe and of the Principality of Rugia. Today, the remnants are called Venzer Burgwall....
on Rugia. Depicted alone, his naked statue
Statue
A statue is a sculpture in the round representing a person or persons, an animal, an idea or an event, normally full-length, as opposed to a bust, and at least close to life-size, or larger...
has a head with two faces, an oxen's head on his chest and a rooster
Rooster
A rooster, also known as a cockerel, cock or chanticleer, is a male chicken with the female being called a hen. Immature male chickens of less than a year's age are called cockerels...
's head on his belly. Depicted together with Rugiewit
Rugiewit
Davor was a Slavic deity. In a questionable interpretation he is seen by some as a local personification of the all-Slavic god of war Perun worshipped in all areas where the Slavic mythology was present....
, he has six heads, four male and two female ones. His chest sports a lion
Lion
The lion is one of the four big cats in the genus Panthera, and a member of the family Felidae. With some males exceeding 250 kg in weight, it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger...
's head.