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Whose straw effigy do Poles drown each spring?
Answer: Marzanna
Why: Czechs, Slovenes, Serbs and Croats know the same winter figure as Morana.
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In which country is the site of Svantevit's temple at Arkona?
Answer: Germany
Why: Slavic tribes once lived along the Elbe in today's eastern Germany, and the Sorbs there still keep their culture.
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Who was the only goddess among Prince Vladimir's idols in Kyiv?
Answer: Mokosh
Why: Her name is most often traced to mok-, an old Slavic root meaning 'wet', and many scholars see her as a goddess of water and earth.
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Which god headed Prince Vladimir's idols in Kyiv in 980?
Answer: Perun
Why: Svarog appears in just one medieval source, a note in the Slavic translation of a Greek chronicle.
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Which Czech composer wrote the opera Rusalka?
Answer: Antonín Dvořák
Why: Parts of its plot, a water nymph who longs to become human, also appear in Andersen's The Little Mermaid.
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What creature is the Slavic god Simargl depicted as?
Answer: Winged dog
Why: Scholars trace Simargl to the Persian Simurgh, an Iranian winged hound that protected plants and scattered seeds.
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