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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.
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
- Дубровская, Оксана (27 August 2018). Мифология. ОЛМА Медиа Групп. ISBN 9785948491073 – via Google Books.
- "A hellacious two weeks on Jupiter's moon Io". 4 August 2014.
- "Nowe logo CD Projekt RED!" (retrieved March 6, 2020)
- "Did you know that the creature in our logo is called the Raróg? While visually inspired by a Northern Cardinal, it's actually a small firebird from Slavic mythology (…)" (retrieved August 19, 2022)
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