Perun

Perun was an important Slavic god, who presided over the sky, thunder, lighting, storms, rain, law, war, fertility and oak trees.

Overview
Perun was the ruler of the living world (earth and the heavens) often described residing atop of the World Tree, taking the shape of an eagle, and is opposed to the god of Veles, who was the ruler Nav, the Slavic Underworld. He is also often described wielding either an axe or a hammer, and traveled through the sky in a chariot, controlling thunderstorms and lightings.

He was the son of Svarog and Lada, the god of fire and blacksmithing and the goddess of fertility and beauty, brother to Dažbog, the god of the sun, and husband to Mokosh, the goddess of life, fertility and moisture, and father of Jarilo and Morana, god of vegetation, fertility and springtime and goddess of cold, frost, winter and death.

Symbols of Perun

 * Fire
 * Oak
 * Iris
 * Eagle
 * Hammer
 * Mace
 * Axe
 * Arrows
 * Chariots

Cultural comparisons
Perun has been compared to several other deities who were often tied to thunder and storm, such as Zeus, Jupiter, Thor, Perkünas, Ukko, Hadad, Indra and Piran Viseh. He was also compared to the Old Testament prophet Elijah, as both figures were described with flying chariots.