#chernobog

[junocandraw]

my mask wall in my room…all made by me :)

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[aliumfungus]

And in those days they worshipped one called Chernobog so that he should not harm them. Chernobog seeks nothing but death and ruin, and is appeased with human blood.

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[helius-helius]

Czernobog

And it's just one of my favorite songs. Why is it here? Because I can add it here.

[albatross-lancer]

"This is Loyal Wing Sayim, diplomatic lead of the Albatross flight sent to the Sylvia's Requiem. It is with utmost joy that we report that the entity known as Chernobog has been slain. We believe there have been no life-threatening injuries to civilians, though we are of course happy to provide medical aid if we are mistaken. Unfortunately, although the main body of Chernobog is destroyed, we believe there to be pockets of greywash still extant throughout large portions of the station. Do not fear, we can cleanse them, though they may be quite small in size, and so we humbly request that you conduct an internal sensor sweep to locate them."

@corsair-mc-official Is it possible that your communications system has suffered a malfunction? Alas, there was a great deal of damage to the station during the battle. We have been attempting to contact you on all frequencies with this message, to no avail. Please respond.

Hope is Unbreakable,

Loyal Wing Sayim

[shawnthewonder]

My 2024 cosplays

[kairunatic]

His bulge is sooo round.....

OMG he's top design looks like Pokeball

[stromuprisahat]

Irina @Chernobog: My husband may be a trash, but he's ~my~ trash. Find yourself a loser of your own.

[augsmind]

chernobyl photo project

[farmbears]

"The time has come. You have all done well and deserve compensation." Chernobog speaks out to everyone gathered after hours.

"Putting on a show is always a pleasure! And munching on Volos' veggies on break is always a treat, literally."

"Most of what I brought are classified as fruits, but I'm happy to hear you say that, nonetheless. I'm glad the dishes that used my crops sold so well."

"My dear friend, Andvari, has bestowed upon me the honor of giving you all your due paychecks," he says while holding a group of envelopes.

"Hell, yeah! Payday!"

"It is nice to see you so happy, friend."

Chernobog walks around, handing everyone their payments. Volos, Kimun, Goemon, Ashigara... before returning to where he once stood.

"Yo! You forgot Yasu and Barg!"

"I have not forgotten, Ashigara. Yasuyori's was nullified with all he spent on you for your birthday surprise. Barguest's is due, but my last pen ran its course with its ink; it will take a short time before I can give him what is due."

"That checks out..."

"I figured already. My payments never come in on time when I do work." "Send me an email when you have it ready, Chernobog. I'll come to grab it myself; sending mail to me takes months."

"I thank you and Andvari for this opportunity. I've gained valuable experience and funds to spend on my cubs."

"It has been an honor to work alongside you all."

// End of Event (long overdue, sorry)

[bramblrose]

slavic mythology: chernobog (czernebog, czorneboh)

"Also, the Slavs have a strange delusion. At their feasts and carousals, they pass about a bowl over which they utter words, I should not say of consecration but of execration, in the name of [two] gods — of the good one, as well as of the bad one — professing that all propitious fortune is arranged by the good god, adverse, by the bad god. Hence, also, in their language, they call the bad god Diabol, or Zcerneboch, that is, the black god."

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[charactersmashorpass-2]

"Husband material"

[red-steampunk]

[manicmadhouse]

Night on Bald Mountain is essential to celebrate all things Halloween

[dailydemonspotlight]

Chernobog - Day 90

Race: Fury

Arcana: Moon

Alignment: Dark-Law

August 9th, 2024

A lot of religions are focused on dualities- the contrast between good and evil, life and death, as these are obvious parts of life. Sin versus virtue, the entire karma system, so much of the world is focused primarily on contrast, and this is reflected just as obviously in several former mythologies as well. Ancient times were far more focused on contrast and duality, whether it be the eternal Canaanite conflict between Baal and Mot being a metaphorical representation of life and death essentially duking it out, to the very obvious examples of the contrast between Hades and Demeter. However, what I want to focus on today is a far lesser known pair of deities, both originating from Slavic mythology, specifically in the Polabian tribes: Chernobog and Belobog. Granted, Belobog will get his own entry later down the line, but a lot of the mythology between the two is very intertwined, so it's hard to talk about one while avoiding the other.

Information about Chernobog is incredibly scarce, as it was an already obscure deity made even more obscure by a lack of primary sources. However, there are at least some sources to work off of, unlike a certain counterpart... but I'll get to that in Belobog's entry. This is about the Black God. Chernobog is primarily attested to in 'Chronicle of the Slavs,' a book published by ancient priest Helmold, and one of the main sources for pre-christian Slavic culture we have. While mentioned only briefly, the book does describe the first concrete reference we have to Chernobog's cult, wherein Helmold describes a strange ritual practice the slavs undertook in regards to Chernobog. To quote,

Also, the Slavs have a strange delusion. At their feasts and carousals, they pass about a bowl over which they utter words, I should not say of consecration but of execration, in the name of [two] gods — of the good one, as well as of the bad one — professing that all propitious fortune is arranged by the good god, adverse, by the bad god. Hence, also, in their language, they call the bad god Diabol, or Zcerneboch, that is, the black god.

The bad one described, of course, seems to be Chernobog, a name gotten from literally translating Black God in Russian. However, this is just a cursory glance at Chernobog, and what we really want to focus on comes later down the line. Chernobog was a minor deity by most aspects, only worshipped (or possibly feared?) by a small people-group who saw him in conjunction with Belobog, who was seemingly a later interpretation of the contrasting deities, as a primary name wasn't given for the 'good god' to contrast the 'evil god.' My leading sentences about contrast also were a bit of a mislead, as Chernobog wasn't truly seen as evil, at least based on the paper linked above. The two slavic deities we can be sure did exist, being Perun and Veles, were neither wholly good nor wholly evil, and their clashes were less of life and death and more of ideals. They were both revered in equal measure.

This seems to pose the question; did Chernobog even exist? At least based on the source we can reference, given that Helmold wasn't literally just lying, Chernobog did seem to exist, but only as a minor deity to some small cults. Frustratingly, though, this is the only main source we have regarding Chernobog, as after this 12th century paper, it would take another 4 centuries before we got yet more references to the deity, now seeming to have taken a shift from a minor occult deity to a major one in Lusatian paganism, a then-dissolved sect of paganism during the bronze age. In 1538, a scholar named Thomas Kantzow published 'Chronicle of Pomerania,' in which he wrote this in regards to Slavic mythology.

In addition, they worshipped the sun and the moon and, lastly, two gods whom they venerated above all other gods. One [of them] they called Bialbug, that is the white god; him they held for a good god. The other one [they called] Zernebug, that is the black god; him they held for a god who did harm. Therefore, they honored Bialbug, because he did them good and so that he might [continue to] do them good. Zernebug, on the other hand, they honored so that he should not harm them.

All of this ultimately comes down to the idea that Chernobog (referred to as Zernebug) appeared to be an evil god, though his existence is incredibly mysterious and hard to track. His aspects, his appearance, almost everything about him is incredibly obscure, to the point all we can really do is cross-reference him with similar deities in similar roles, such as Set or Mot. For all we know, he may not even exist! However, this lack of knowledge does give people plenty of room to interpret him, and this does lead to one of the best designs in SMT in my opinion. Chernobog is cool. There's nothing much more to it- the mushrooms, the blade, the skeletal face, it's all an insanely badass design, with unique ideas behind it.

I think the mushrooms and the skull all point to themes of decomposition, tying into his role as the black god, and while he's not explicitly tied to death, it can be extrapolated that he is, in some way, connected to it. Sometimes, you just need a baseline idea to go nuts, and Kaneko sure did with this design. While I wish I had more to say about Chernobog itself, the god is defined by its obscurity, so sometimes less can be more.

That's a cop out, Vee-ho.

Shut up.

[shawnthewonder]

Most of my cosplays from this year. Starting from top left: Chernobog from The SMT/Persona series, Mimikyu from Pokémon, Kitty from Courage the Cowardly Dog, Kitty again but with blood, Negan from The Walking Dead, Skull from Persona 5, Akihiko from Persona 3,Ghostface from Scream, Piccolo from Dragon Ball Z, and Beat from Jet Set Radio