{"database": "deitydb", "table": "entities", "rows": [["ENT_SLAV_VELES", "Veles", null, "Slavic", "Chthonic deity", "Underworld Deity", "underworld; cattle; wealth; magic; oaths; poetry", null, null, null, "A", null, null, null, null, null, "Chthonic deity and lord of the underworld, cattle, and magic; Slavic cognate of Baltic Velnias. Veles (also: Volos) is invoked alongside Perun in the Byzantine-Rus oath treaties (AD 945, 971 PVL): \"by Perun their god and Volos the god of cattle.\" He governs the Nav (realm of the dead) and the earthly wealth below \u2014 cattle, grain, gold. The Perun-Veles cosmic myth parallels Baltic Perk\u016bnas-Velnias: Veles hides below the earth or in cattle and trees, Perun strikes him with lightning. In Christian-period sources Veles was demonized and assimilated to the devil. The name is cognate with Baltic Velnias and PIE *wel- (the dead). Primary Chronicle (Cross 1953) pp. 74, 87 (oath treaties); Br\u00fcckner (1918) pp. 138-155.", "deity"]], "columns": ["entity_id", "canonical_name", "greek_name", "tradition", "entity_type", "category", "primary_domains", "tags", "cult_scope", "primary_period", "evidence_confidence", "review_status", "inclusion_basis", "earth_association_score", "chthonic_flag", "serpent_flag", "short_note", "entity_class"], "primary_keys": ["entity_id"], "primary_key_values": ["ENT_SLAV_VELES"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7471200005966239, "source": "jebboone/deitydb", "source_url": "https://github.com/jebboone/deitydb", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT"}