Celebration of Svantovit in Rügen, Alphonse Mucha (1912)
The painting shows the autumn celebration of Svantovit, during which the priests thanked the god for rich harvest and prophesied future events. Arkona was for the Slavs what Delphi was for the ancient classical world. On the right there is a procession coming out of the temple and led by the high priest.
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