Oynyena Maria

Oynyena Maria
   In Slavonic myth ‘Fiery Mary’, who was the counsellor and assistant of Peroun, the thunder god. She may have been a fire goddess who later became submerged by the new thunder god.

Who’s Who in non-classical mythology . . 2014.

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