Zaria (goddess)
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For other uses of "Zarya", see Zarya (disambiguation).
Zaria or Zoria is the goddess of beauty in Slavic mythology.[1] A once-popular goddess also associated with the morning, Zaria was known to her worshippers as "the heavenly bride." She was greeted at dawn as "the brightest maiden, pure, sublime, honorable." She was also known as a water priestess that protected warriors.[2]
Zarya (заря) is the Russian word for "sunrise," or "morning star."[3]
[edit] See also
- Zorya, the three Slavic guardians of the night.
[edit] References
- ^ Husain, Shahrukh (2003). The Goddess: Power, Sexuality, and the Feminine Divine. University of Michigan Press. p. 170. ISBN 047208934X.
- ^ Wallace, Carol McD. (2004). The Greatest Baby Name Book Ever Rev Ed. HarperCollins. p. 711. ISBN 0060566493.
- ^ Hubbs, Joanna (1988). Mother Russia: Feminine Myth in Russian Culture. Indiana University Press. p. 18. ISBN 0253208424.
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