Raróg
In Slavic mythology (in particular Czech, Slovak, Russian, Belarusian and Ukrainian), the Raróg (Russian: Рарог) or Raróh (Ukrainian: Рарог) is a fire demon, often depicted as a fiery falcon.
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According to Czech folklore, a raroh can hatch from an egg that was incubated on a stove for nine days and nights, and can appear either as a fiery falcon or a dragon. In Polish folklore, the rarog is a tiny bird that can be held in a pocket, and can bring people happiness.
A caldera on Jupiter's moon Io was named Rarog Patera, a massive eruption from which was recorded by the W. M. Keck Observatory and Japan's HISAKI (SPRINT-A) spacecraft on August 15, 2013.
The northern cardinal-shaped logo of the Polish video game company CD Projekt is called the Raróg.
See also
- Hierofalco
- Bennu, Egyptian firebird
- Firebird (Slavic folklore) (Жар-Птица)
- Huma (mythology), Persian firebird
- Phoenix (mythology), sacred firebird found in the mythologies of many cultures
- Simurgh
- Slavic mythology
- Svarog
References
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