Raróg Explained

In Slavic mythology (in particular Czech, Slovak, Russian, Belarusian and Ukrainian), the Raróg (Russian: Рарог) or Raróh (Ukrainian: Рарог) is a fire demon, often depicted as a fiery falcon.^[1]

According to Czech folklore, a raroh can hatch from an egg that was incubated on a stove for nine days and nights, and can appear either as a fiery falcon or a dragon. In Polish folklore, the rarog is a tiny bird that can be held in a pocket, and can bring people happiness.

A caldera on Jupiter's moon Io was named Rarog Patera, a massive eruption^[2] from which was recorded by the W. M. Keck Observatory and Japan's HISAKI (SPRINT-A) spacecraft on August 15, 2013.

The northern cardinal-shaped logo of the Polish video game company CD Projekt is called the Raróg.^{[3] [4]}

See also

• Hierofalco
• Bennu, Egyptian firebird
• Firebird (Slavic folklore) (Жар-Птица)
• Huma (mythology), Persian firebird
• Phoenix (mythology), sacred firebird found in the mythologies of many cultures
• Simurgh
• Slavic mythology
• Svarog

Notes and References

1. Book: Дубровская, Оксана. Мифология. 27 August 2018. ОЛМА Медиа Групп. 9785948491073. Google Books.
2. Web site: A hellacious two weeks on Jupiter's moon Io. 4 August 2014.
3. http://en.cdprojektred.com/news/new-cd-projekt-red-logo/ "Nowe logo CD Projekt RED!"
4. https://twitter.com/CDPROJEKTRED/status/1560628874269974528 "Did you know that the creature in our logo is called the Raróg? While visually inspired by a Northern Cardinal, it's actually a small firebird from Slavic mythology (…)"