entities: ENT_SLAV_SIMARGL

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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
ENT_SLAV_SIMARGL Simargl   Slavic guardian deity Protective Deity winged guardian; protection; plants; underworld boundary       B           Winged guardian deity; named in the AD 980 Kiev Pantheon (PVL) but uniquely enigmatic. Name may derive from Persian Simurgh (a mythical bird), pointing to Iranian cultural influence in the Kyiv region. In Iranian mythology the Simurgh is a giant winged dog-bird that roosts in the tree of life. Simargl's function in Slavic theology is uncertain; some scholars interpret him as a guardian of seeds and plants, others as a boundary deity between the living world and the underworld. His name is sometimes split as "Sim" and "Ergl" or interpreted as a plural. Evidence is confined to the PVL list; classified confidence B due to unclear function and possible foreign origin. Brückner (1918) pp. 111-115; Primary Chronicle (Cross 1953) p. 93. deity

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