Zirnitra
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In Wendish mythology
Zirnitra, or Zir, is a black Slavic dragon
and the god of sorcery
. The image of Zirnitra was employed on a Wendish flag when the Wends
fought the invading Saxons. Zirnitra literally means magically empowered.
Rosvodiz is a byname of Zirnitra.
Slavic mythology
Slavic mythology is the mythological aspect of the polytheistic religion that was practised by the Slavs before Christianisation.The religion possesses many common traits with other religions descended from the Proto-Indo-European religion....
Zirnitra, or Zir, is a black Slavic dragon
Slavic dragon
In Slavic mythology, the word “zmey” and its cognates zmiy and zmaj , are used to describe a dragon. These words are masculine forms of the Slavic word for "snake", which are normally feminine . In Romania, there is a similar figure, derived from the Slavic dragon and named zmeu...
and the god of sorcery
Magic (paranormal)
Magic is the claimed art of manipulating aspects of reality either by supernatural means or through knowledge of occult laws unknown to science. It is in contrast to science, in that science does not accept anything not subject to either direct or indirect observation, and subject to logical...
. The image of Zirnitra was employed on a Wendish flag when the Wends
Wends
Wends is a historic name for West Slavs living near Germanic settlement areas. It does not refer to a homogeneous people, but to various peoples, tribes or groups depending on where and when it is used...
fought the invading Saxons. Zirnitra literally means magically empowered.
Rosvodiz is a byname of Zirnitra.