under the influence of Christianity. One Vyrai, for birds, was located in the heavens (simply another version of the original myth) and another underground for snakes/dragons, which is perceived as analogous to Christian hell. During the Christianization of Kievan Rus' and the Baptism of Poland, people were able to imagine heaven and hell based on the idea of Vyrai. Vyrai and storks Storks carried unborn souls from Vyrai to Earth. See also Early Slavs Elysium Kingdom of Opona Nav Slavic paganism References Locations in Slavic mythology Conceptions of heaven Afterlife places