Open AccessProcopius about the supreme god of the Slavs (Bella VII 14, 23): Two critical remarks
Author(s) -
Александар Лома
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
zbornik radova vizantološkog instituta/zbornik radova vizantološkog instituta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2406-0917
pISSN - 0584-9888
DOI - 10.2298/zrvi0441067l
Subject(s) - bella , history , art , philosophy , literature , ancient history , physics , nuclear physics
A passage from Procopius, Bella VII 14, 23 is reconsidered, in which the beliefs of the heathen Slavs are described. It is shown to be corrupted. The main emendation proposed here consists in separating the word dçmioyrgón from the preceding tçz ástrapçz and connecting it with the following ápántõn: consequently, the supreme god of the Slavs is said not to be the producer of lightning, but the creator of the universe.