Rugian Slavic God Sventovit – One More Time
Roman Zaroff
This paper critically analyses and discusses two recent re-interpretations of the name Slavic god known as Sventovit. deity was worshipped on Rügen Island, Wittow Peninsula, at a locality called Arkona. The temple Sventovit, with his four-headed statue, stood there cliff in Middle Ages until its destruction by Danes 1168/9. explores an article Michał Łuczyński published Polish journal Ling Varia 2015, chapter Sventovit book Judith Kalik Alexander Uchitel, titled Gods Heroes, which Routledge 2018, USA UK. In work, postulated that root-stem -vit is, fact, suffix -ovit implying attributive character. argues for widely accepted explanation derives from vitędzь, denoting warrior, hero, freeman, lord, master or ruler. their book, Uchitel argued “Sventovit” corrupted form Christian Saint Vitus. challenges this notion, arguing deity’s has nothing to do
Studia mythologica Slavica