The analysis of the sources on Slavic deity Dazhbog: Hypatian Codex; Serbian legends of Dabog (original) (raw)

This paper is concerned with the pagan Slavic deity Dazhbog (Dazhdbog, Dažbog). The most important data on him are briefly considered in the paper: from ancient medieval sources to the latest texts of Modern Age distorting his image. Further, special attention is paid to appearance of Dazhbog in a fragment (on year 1114) of Old Russian "Primary Chronicle" in Hypatian Codex. The detailed analysis of complicated origination of this fragment, taking into account inaccuracies of accepted historiography as well, is carried out. Further, two short works of the Serbian folklore of 1860s about the character named Dabog who may be related to Dazhbog are considered. Appendices contain the original and English translation of: 1) the fragment from Hypatian Codex on Dazhbog and his father Svarog, 2) the fragments from John Malala's "Chronographia", to which Hypatian Codex goes back herein, 3) the both legends of Dabog (the both of them are provided in English translation for the first time).