Veles is a Slavic werewolf god, sage god, patron of the arts, lord of witchcraft, son of the cow Zemun. According to legend Veles was the only god of all the Yasuns and Dasuns who knew both the powers of Light and the powers of Darkness equally. That is why Veles has no equal in the possession of secret knowledge, thanks to which this god is able to subdue the elements and change the laws of the universe. It is believed that Veles gave the world movement, whereas before him the world was absolutely static.
The legend that tells about the birth of Veles says that one day Lada , goddess of love and wife Svaroga, caught a magic pike in the Sour Cream Lake, which is located in the heavenly garden of Iria. Lada cooked a pike and ate it, and threw the bones into the field. Soon, the heavenly cow Zemun, walking through the field, came across the bones of a magic pike and ate them. After that, at the behest A strange creature was born at Zemun, resembling both a man and a bear, and even a bit of a bull. It soon turned out that this creature, named Veles is capable of changing faces and subjugating the laws of nature.
Wise as the universe and mighty as life and death combined, Veles God was especially revered by the Slavs. Veles is the god of fertility, wealth and family economy. Some people call Veles "the beast god," although this is only partially true. The fact is that according to one of the legends, when darkness fell on the Real world for several centuries, people lost all their cattle. Then Veles God gave the inhabitants of Java fire and helped to find the lost herds. By the way, for this act of yours Veles was disliked by the rest of the Irian gods.
God Veles is the Patron God of cattle breeders and livestock breeders, as well as the Ancestral Patron of the Western Slavs — The Scots (Scots), therefore, they have told everyone from time immemorial that "Veles is a Scottish God."
Having moved to the British Isles, the ancient Clans of the Slavic Scots called all the inhabited provinces - the Land of the Scots - Scotland (Scotland), and in honor of their Ancestral Patron God Veles, they named the lands with the best pastures after him — Wales (Wales, i.e. Veles).
And Perun, Veles was particularly disliked, although these gods are considered brothers and usually belong to the same generation of Yasuns. The fact is that Velez was secretly in love with Dodola, the only daughter of Dyya, who became a wife Perun. And one day Velez couldn't control his passion and he captivated Dodola (although some versions of the myth say that Dodola I didn't mind being at the mercy of the sorcerer god myself). Soon Dodola had a son, Yarilo, who inherited from his father all the exuberance and power of the blooming spring nature. Perun, who found out about this event, turned his wife into a ladybug, and challenged Velez to a duel. For three days and three nights the gods fought, but none could take over the other. Finally Perun cursed Veles and together with other Irian gods drove him out of the Rule.
For many years Veles roamed the world, teaching people all kinds of arts and crafts, and some – and the secret knowledge of the gods. But the gods of Iria forbade to live Veles among the people, and then the werewolf god went to Navya kingdom, where he met Yaga Vievna, the mighty goddess of darkness, daughter of Viya. I defeated him in a duel Velez Yagu also became his faithful wife. Since then, Veles has been living in the uppermost level of Navi, where the roots of all living plants go and from where all earthly rivers originate.
God Veles always embodies comprehensive care, painstaking creative diligence, honesty and determination, perseverance, constancy and masterly wisdom, the ability to be responsible for all his deeds, spoken words and committed deeds. The God Veles, guarding the Heavenly Gates of the Interworld, passes into Svarga The most Pure Souls of only those deceased who did not spare their lives in defense of their Families, in defense of the lands of their Fathers and Grandfathers, in defense of the ancient Faith; who worked diligently and creatively for the prosperity of their Families and who from the bottom of their hearts fulfilled Two Great Principles: To honor the Gods and their Ancestors sacredly and who lived conscientiously in harmony with Mother Nature.
It is important to distinguish Veles and A hair. Volos was a small, evil deity, whereas Veles was considered a god, not surpassed in power. He was the patron saint of sorcerers and poets, he was feared and respected. Veles had all the forest animals in his service, and his personal guard consisted of the most ancient and powerful werewolves-wolfhounds.
