Perun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The highest god in the pantheon of Slavic mythology, the god of thunder and lightning.

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"The statue of Perun was tossed into the Dnieper."

Etymology

Most likely borrowed from Russian Перу́н (Perún). Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *Perunъ.

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