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In Slavic mythology, the Raróg (Russian: Рарог) or Raróh (Ukrainian: Рарог) is a fire demon, often depicted as a fiery falcon.^[1]

According to Czech folklore, a raroh can hatch from an egg that was incubated on a stove for nine days and nights, and can appear either as a fiery falcon or a dragon. In Polish folklore, the rarog is a tiny bird that can be held in a pocket, and can bring people happiness.

A caldera on Jupiter's moon Io was named Rarog Patera, a massive eruption^[2] from which was recorded by the W. M. Keck Observatory and Japan's HISAKI (SPRINT-A) spacecraft on August 15, 2013.

The northern cardinal-shaped logo of the Polish video game company CD Projekt is called the Raróg.^[3][4] The 427th Unmanned Systems Regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is also named "Rarog".^[5]

See also

• Hierofalco
• Bennu, Egyptian firebird
• Firebird (Slavic folklore) (Жар-Птица)
• Huma (mythology), Persian firebird
• Phoenix (mythology), sacred firebird found in the mythologies of many cultures
• Simurgh
• Slavic mythology
• Svarog

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