Perun

Summary

Perun is a thunder deity^[1]. Perun draws 730 Wikipedia views per month (thunder_deity category, ranking #5 of 35).^[2]

Key Facts

• Perun is recorded as male^[3].
• Perun's instance of is recorded as thunder deity^[4].
• Perun's instance of is recorded as nature deity^[5].
• Perun's instance of is recorded as Slavic deity^[6].
• Perun's instance of is recorded as King of the Gods^[7].
• Perun's instance of is recorded as storm deity^[8].
• Perun's Commons category is recorded as Perun^[9].
• Perun's said to be the same as is recorded as Perkūnas^[10].
• Perun's said to be the same as is recorded as Zeus^[11].
• Perun's said to be the same as is recorded as Jupiter^[12].
• Perun's said to be the same as is recorded as Thor^[13].
• Perun's said to be the same as is recorded as Perkwunos^[14].
• Perun's said to be the same as is recorded as Indra^[15].
• Perun's said to be the same as is recorded as Tinia^[16].
• Perun's worshipped by is recorded as Slavic mythology^[17].
• Perun's worshipped by is recorded as Lusatian mythology^[18].
• Perun's worshipped by is recorded as Serbian mythology^[19].
• Perun's worshipped by is recorded as Rodnovery^[20].
• Perun's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• Perun's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[22].
• Perun's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[23].
• Perun's described by source is recorded as The Mythology of All Races^[24].
• Perun's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[25].
• Perun's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language^[26].
• Perun's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'cu', 'text': 'Перун'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include thunder deity^[4], nature deity^[5], Slavic deity^[6], King of the Gods^[7], and storm deity^[8].

Why It Matters

Perun draws 730 Wikipedia views per month (thunder_deity category, ranking #5 of 35).^[2] Perun has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Perun is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]