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Veles

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Veles (Cyrillic: Велес; Polish: Weles; Czech, Slovak, Slovenian: Veles; Ruthenian: Велесъ; Belarusian: Вялес (Vialies)), also known as Volos (Russian: Волос) (listed as a Christian saint in Old Russian texts), is a major Slavic god of earth, waters, forests and the underworld. His attributes are wet, wooly, hairy (bearded), dark and he is associated with cattle, the harvest, wealth, music, magic and trickery. Believed to be related to the Indo-European deity of Mitra, as well as Norse deity of Loki. 
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DuszanB's avatar
Beautiful rendition of Veles. I love the skin tone and details such as comb or a lot of jewelry appropriate for the god of wealth.