Save Gender Masculine Usage Slavic Mythology Meaning & History Means "the giving god" from Old Slavic dati "to give" and bogŭ "god". Dazhbog was a Slavic god of the sun and light, a son of Svarog. In some myths he is the ancestor of the Rus people. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootsdati + bogŭVariantsDazbog, Dazhdbog Categories deities, gift, gods, solar deities