Yarovit | |
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God of war | |
Venerated in | Polabian religion |
Major cult center | Vologošč (Wolgast) |
Weapon | golden shield |
Region | Polabia |
Equivalents | |
Roman | Mars |
Yarovit,[1] Iarovit[2] (or Yerovit, Ierovit[3]) is a Polabian god of war, worshipped in Vologošč (Circipanians) and Hobolin (Hobolians; modern Havelberg). Sources give only a brief description of his cult, his main temple was located in Vologošč, where there was a golden shield belonging to Yarovit. By one Christian monk he was identified with the Roman Mars.