Dazhbog had many children and grandchildren from three wives. All Slavic families descended from the progenitor Dazhbog, which is why the Slavs are called Dazhbog’s grandchildren.
Dazhbog and Maya Zlatogorka gave birth to Kolyada. Kolyada and Radunitsa gave birth to Radogost. And many West Slavic clans descended from Radogost: Ratari, Obodrit, Ruyan and others. From the descendants of Radogost - Radim and Vyatka, the Radimichi and Vyatichi descended.
Dazhbog and Marena had a son, Bogumir. Bogumir and Slavunya gave birth to daughters - Dreva, Poleva and Skreva (from them come the Drevlyans, Polyans and Krivichi) and sons - Seva, Rus, Sloven (from them - the northerners, Rus and Slovenes), as well as - Kimra, Khazar and Scythian (from them - the Cimmerians, Khazars and Scythians).
Slaven had a son, Vend, from whom the Wends descended. The Vyatichi also consider themselves Veneds (they come from Vyatka, which can be read as both Vyatka and Vend).
Dazhbog and Zhiva had sons Kisek and Ariy. From Kisek (according to Caucasian legends - Gisanei) came the Hessians - West Germans. East Germans descended from the Wendish Vandals.
Arius gave birth to sons - Kiy, Shchek and Khoriv - from them descended the Kiyam (Kyiv glades), Czechs and Serbo-Croats. From the descendants of Arius - Krak and Lech came the Polish Polans and the inhabitants of Krakow.
The progenitor Arius and all the grandchildren of Dazhbog were given a Testament from God. This covenant is called the “Laws of Svarog” or the “Testament of Father Arius.” According to this Testament, the grandchildren of Dazhbog should run away from Krivda and follow the Truth, honor the Heavenly Family and their family. Honor your friends and your family. Wives have only one husband.
Divorce and polygamy were allowed in cases of extreme need. You could get married no more than three times (following the example of Dazhbog). The believer was supposed to celebrate great holidays and observe fasts.
The “Laws of Svarog” also spoke about the structure of society. The veche power was consecrated. According to the “Laws of Svarog”, the highest princely power was inherited. Princes were revered as descendants of the gods. However, the prince chosen by the veche had unlimited power only for the duration of the war. In peacetime, the prince's power rested on people's trust. The veche could excommunicate the prince from power in favor of his relative or son if the prince’s affairs were displeasing to the people.
And in the “Book of Veles” it is said about the Testament: “Love the Testament of Father Arius! It is green light and life for you! And love your friends, and be peaceful between births!” (“Book of Veles”, Rod 1, 5:4).
“The Laws of Svarog” from the “Book of Kolyada” were restored from the folk book and folk verse “Scroll of Jerusalem”, from the psalms about the End of the World from the “Animal Book” of the Doukhobors. Often the texts of the folk-Orthodox tradition repeat the Vedic ones, in them only names and geographical names are changed (Christianized).
A retelling of the “Laws of Svarog” is given in the Ipatiev Chronicle of 1114 (here is a translation of the “Chronicle” of John Malala with explanations by a Russian translator). It fully corresponds to the collected text: “... Establish a law for wives to commit sexual assault for one husband and go fasting... And if anyone transgresses, he will be thrown into a fiery furnace (for this reason he was nicknamed Svarog...)” Apparently, these lines indicate that wives could not have many husbands. Husbands could have several wives - let us remember the many wives of Prince Vladimir Svyatoslavich, the Polish Prince Mieszko, etc.
However, one list says:
“And cause one man to have one wife, and for one wife to commit violence for one husband.”
That is, polygamy was not a common Slavic custom, it was only among the Wends, among the Bolt-Slavs, and sometimes in the North of Rus'. In Ruskolani and Black Sea Rus', with rare exceptions, there was monogamy, women had equal rights, and in war they fought on an equal basis with men.
The text from the “Book of Kolyada” “the king will rise against the king in war” and further is also in the spiritual verse and the book “The Scroll of Jerusalem”, as well as in the “Tale of Igor’s Host”. The author of the Lay, who quoted ancient authors, here repeated lines from the Laws of Svarog.
“The Laws of Svarog” are the essence of the Vedic worldview. The main Testament of Svarog “to avoid Falsehood, follow the Truth in everything” will never become outdated as long as Rus' is alive.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru