Velez's symbol small

1. "Skoty god" - the owner of the Wild Nature.
2. Vodchy on all Roads, mister Putya, the patron of all travelers.
3. Owner Navi, master Nepoznannogo, Black god.
4. Posthumous judge and lifetime tester.
5. Mighty wizard and master of magic, werewolf.
6. The patron of trade, the intermediary in agreements and the interpreter of laws.
7. Bearer of riches.
8. Patron aware, teacher to arts, including skaldichesky.
9. God of good luck. Possibly, Velez and the bearer of wealth (through the cattle, the main wealth of nomad tribes - "god of the cattle" ("About Vladimirov' idols"), and later and just god of prosperity who overworks with work throughout all life. There are all bases to believe that Velez monitors performance of laws and agreements, he is a father and a rassuditel of the truth, similar to Hermes and Odin. Therefore "Vtory (idol) of Volos, god skotiy, a byasha (pagans) at them in great honor" ("the Gustinsky chronicle").
Velez's mentioning in the agreement, near Perun - the patron of the prince and a team, not accidentally. Mercury Germans also called together with aggressive Mars. Also sacral couple - wise, old, not absolutely positive in a Christian sense of this word "skoty god" and the strong, young soldier master isn't accidental here. Despite obvious attributes of blackness Velez, as One, Mercury and Hermes - god of sciences and wisdom. Whether we find in "Tale of Igor's Campaign" "Chi of a vospeta was, prophetic to Bojana, Velesov to a vnucha...". His name also occurs in the late ceremonial text of the Macedonian Bulgarians on record, the so-called "Veda of Slavs" in prod. Verkovich (IV, 5.5-13).
And in mythology of Balts of black god refer to as Viyelona, Velns or Vels that actually and is meant by "devil", "devil" is a fixed opponent Gromoverzhtsa and the owner of the world of the dead, the clown and a trikster. Identity of this name and similarity of this image to Slavic Velez is quite noticeable.