Rugiewit
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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
Perun
In Slavic mythology, Perun is the highest god of the pantheon and the god of thunder and lightning. His other attributes were the fire, mountains, the oak, iris, eagle, firmament , horses and carts, weapons and war...

 worshipped in all areas where the Slavic mythology
Slavic mythology
Slavic mythology is the mythological aspect of the polytheistic religion that was practised by the Slavs before Christianisation.The religion possesses many common traits with other religions descended from the Proto-Indo-European religion....

 was present.

Rugiewit was worshipped by members of the Rani
Rani (Slavic tribe)
The Rani or Rujani were a West Slavic tribe based on the island of Rugia and the southwestern mainland across the Strelasund in what is today northeastern Germany....

 in 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....

 in Rugia in a temple erected to this god. Rugiewit was personified as a 7-faced deity. Similarly to Svantevit he is worshipped in the nearby fortress of Arkona
Arkona
Arkona may refer to:* Cape Arkona on the German island of Rügen* Arkona , the Russian folk metal band* Arkona , a black metal band* Arkona, Ontario...

. Other gods worshipped in Charenza included Porenut
Porenut
Porenut was one of the Slavic deities worshipped by the Rani in the ancient town of Charenza on Rugia. In a wooden temple a wooden statue of four-faced Porenut was held . Other deities worshipped in Charenza include Porewit and Rugiewit....

 and Porewit
Porewit
Porewit is the West Slavic deity in Wendish mythology revered in the town of Charenza on Rugia.Porewit was the second of the three gods, revered in Charenza, along with Rugiewit and Porenut. A wooden idol of the Porewit stood in the temple, which was dedicated to him. Porewit was depicted with...

.

In Wendish mythology
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 :...

 the god Rugiewit is the protector of the isle of Rügen
Rügen
Rügen is Germany's largest island. Located in the Baltic Sea, it is part of the Vorpommern-Rügen district of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.- Geography :Rügen is located off the north-eastern coast of Germany in the Baltic Sea...

. The god Karewit
Karewit
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...

assists Rugiewit in this role. Rugiewit's name means Lord of Rügen. He supposedly has seven heads and seven swords in his belt and the eighth sword in his hand.
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