Morana (goddess)

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Morana (in Czech, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian), Marzanna, Marzanka, Śmiertka (in Polish), Morena (in Slovak, and in Macedonian: Морена), Mora (in Bulgarian: Мора), Mara (in Ukrainian: Мара), Morė (in Lithuanian), Marena (in Russian: Марена) is a Slavic goddess associated with seasonal rites based on the idea of death and rebirth of nature. She is an ancient goddess associated with winter's death, rebirth and dreams. In ancient Slavic rites, the death of the Goddess Morana at the end of winter becomes the rebirth of Spring of the Goddess Kostroma (Russian), Lada or Vesna representing the coming of Spring. Some medieval Christian sources such as the Czech 13th century Mater Verborum compare her to the Greek goddess Hecate, associating her with sorcery. 15th century Polish chronicler Jan Długosz likened her in his Annales to Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture (together with another Slavic goddess Dziewanna). In modern times, the rituals associated with Marzanna have lost their sacred...

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