Belobog
Slavic · deity · mythic · Recorded classification
West Slavic 'white god' of light and good fortune, counterpart to Chernobog.
Domains
- good fortune
Powers
- Grant light and good fortune
Relations
- enemy: ChernobogHelmold records the Wends' black god of misfortune; the white god of good fortune is his inferred dualistic counterpart.Helmold of Bosau, Chronica Slavorum I.52 (primary)
Sources
- existence: Implied opposite of Chernobog in Helmold; later toponymy (Bělbožice, Białoboże) (secondary)