Hors
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Khors is a Slavic god of uncertain functions mentioned since the 12th century. Generally interpreted as a sun god, sometimes as a moon god. The meaning of the theonym is also unknown: most often his name has been combined with the Iranian word for sun, such as the Persian xoršid, or the Ossetian xor, but modern linguists strongly criticize such an etymology, and other native etymologies are proposed instead.
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- Deity.type
- Slavic
- Deity.image
- Xors by Andrey Shishkin.jpg
- Deity.name
- Khors
- Deity.caption
- Khors by Andrey Shishkin
- Deity.member_of
- Vladimir's pantheon
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- Xors by Andrey Shishkin.jpg
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16 sectionsContents
- Sources
- In proper nouns
- Etymology
- Iranian etymology
- Criticism
- Slavic etymologies
- From Proto-Indo-European ''*kr̥ḱós''
- From Proto-Indo-European ''*kʷr̥s-''
- Interpretations
- Khors-Dazhbog – Sun god
- Moon god
- {{anchor|Uslad}}Alleged idol
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
Khors is a Slavic god of uncertain functions mentioned since the 12th century. Generally interpreted as a sun god, sometimes as a moon god. The meaning of the theonym is also unknown: most often his name has been combined with the Iranian word for sun, such as the Persian xoršid, or the Ossetian xor, but modern linguists strongly criticize such an etymology, and other native etymologies are proposed instead.
== Sources == Khors is the most frequently mentioned Slavic god, after Perun. He first appears in the Primary Chronicle along with other gods to whom Vladimir the Great erected statues: