Zois (mythology)

Zois (mythology)

Zois is a martyr in wendish mythology, probably a reference to the obotrite king Stois or Stoigar, who was beheaded by emperor Otto the Great.

References

*Ingeman, B. S. Grundtræk til En Nord-Slavisk og Vendisk Gudelære. Copenhagen 1824.


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