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Description Domovoy, the Slavic god of the household, deified progenitor of the kin. They are represented as statuettes which were kept in niches near the house's door, and later over the ovens. Here is a statuette from Silesia, photographed in the early 20th century.
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Source Máchal, Jan (1918). "Slavic Mythology". In L. H. Gray. The Mythology of all Races. III, Celtic and Slavic Mythology. Boston. pp. 217–389. The photo is found after p. 244.
Author Jan Máchal
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