Zaria (goddess)

Zaria (goddess)

Zaria or Zoria is the goddess of beauty in Slavic mythology. [cite book
last =Husain
first =Shahrukh
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coauthors =
title =The Goddess: Power, Sexuality, and the Feminine Divine
publisher =University of Michigan Press
date =2003
location =
pages =Page 170
url =
doi =
id = ISBN 047208934X
] A once-popular goddess also associated with the morning, Zaria was known to her worshippers as "the heavenly bride." She was greeted at dawn as "the brightest maiden, pure, sublime, honorable." She was also known as a water priestess that protected warriors. [cite book
last =Wallace
first =Carol McD.
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title =The Greatest Baby Name Book Ever Rev Ed
publisher =HarperCollins
date =2004
location =
pages =Page 711
url =
doi =
id = ISBN 0060566493
]

"Zarya" ( _ru. заря) is the Russian word for "sunrise," or "morning star." [cite book
last =Hubbs
first =Joanna
authorlink =
coauthors =
title =Mother Russia: Feminine Myth in Russian Culture
publisher =Indiana University Press
date =1988
location =
pages =Page 18
url =
doi =
id = ISBN 0253208424
]

ee also

*The Zorya, the three Slavic guardians of the night.

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