Czernobog
The Slavic god of darkness whom Wednesday wants on his side.
Czernobog is one of the old gods in Neil Gaiman's American Gods: the Slavic god of darkness and twin brother of Belobog, the god of light. Shadow Moon meets him, along with the three Zorya sisters, while travelling with Mr. Wednesday, and Czernobog later helps Shadow escape after he is arrested for breaking his parole.
Quick Facts
- Appears in
- American Gods (novel, 2001; TV series)
Facts from the source article.
Background
In the television series he is played by Peter Stormare as a Slavic god of darkness, death and evil who does not trust Wednesday's motives and is slow to offer help. The Zorya sisters, who stand for the dawn, the dusk and the midnight star, are his relatives.
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Elsewhere in American Gods
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