Zbruch Idol
Mythological Narrative
A four-sided limestone pillar about 2.6 metres tall, carved with four faces under a single cap and tiers of figures below, found in the Zbruch River in 1848 and now in the Archaeological Museum in Kraków; its identification with Svantevit is a modern hypothesis.
Academic Discussion & Critique
Exchange peer-reviewed hypotheses, comparative Indo-European etymologies, and archaeological field interpretations regarding Zbruch Idol.
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