Srbska zagonetka:
Pitanje: Visok otac, široka majka
Odgovor: nebo i zemlja
Serbian riddle:
Question: Tall (high) father, wide mother
Answer: sky and earth
The ancient belief in Father Sky and Mother Earth, preserved in Serbian tradition.
Father Sky and Mother Earth are at the core of the old European belief system.
In Serbian tradition the Father Sky and Mother Earth are known as:
Father Sky:
Dajbog - giving god
Djed - grandfather, male ancestor
Mother Earth:
Dajbaba - giving goddess
Baba - grandmother, female ancestor
The Father Sky was seen as three headed (Triglav, Troglav) or three faced, triple (Trojan) Sun god. He consisted of Jarilo (sun as a young man), Vid (sun as an adult, husband), Perun (sun as an old man, grandfather).
The Mother Earth was seen as three headed (Triglava, Troglava) or three faced, triple (Trojana) earth goddess. She consisted of Vesna (earth as young girl), Mokoš (earth as an adult woman, wife), Morana (earth as an old woman, witch).
It is the dynamic interplay between the Sky and the Earth, the intercourse between the Father Sky and Mother Earth, which creates all life.
The Mother Earth was seen as three headed (Triglava, Troglava) or three faced, triple (Trojana) earth goddess. She consisted of Vesna (earth as young girl), Mokoš (earth as an adult woman, wife), Morana (earth as an old woman, witch).
It is the dynamic interplay between the Sky and the Earth, the intercourse between the Father Sky and Mother Earth, which creates all life.
