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Rod (Slovenian, Croatian: Rod, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, Serbian Cyrillic: Род, Ukrainian Cyrillic: Рід), in the pre-Christian religion of Eastern and Southern Slavs, is the god of the family, ancestors and fate, perhaps as the supreme god. Among Southern Slavs, he is also known as Sud ("(the) Judge"). He is usually mentioned together with Rožanice deities (among Southern Slavs, the Sudzenitsy). One's first haircut (postriziny) was dedicated to him, in a celebration in which he and the rozhanitsy were given a meal and the cut hair. His cult lost its importance through time, and in the ninth or tenth century he was replaced by Perun, Svarog and/or Svantovit, which explains his absence in the pantheon of Vladimir the Great.Rod's name is confirmed in Old Church Slavonic and Old East Slavic sources about pre-Christian Slavic religion. The name is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *Rodъ, meaning "family", "birth", "origin", "clan", but also "yield", "harvest", and this word is in turn derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wréh₂ds "root".[5] Aleksander Brückner also notes the similarity of the name to the Avestan word rada-, meaning "guardian", "keeper".
― Samantha Carter  5/29/2021
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Rod Serling, screenwriter for the Twilight Zone.
― Epichaxboi  10/7/2020
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Rod Taylor: handsome and famous Australian/American movie actor known for the classic movies, The Time Machine (1960), The Birds (1963), Young Cassidy (1965), and Hotel (1967) among others. He made approximately 70 movies from 1954 to 2009.
― Anonymous User  9/28/2018
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Rod Argent, keyboardist, songwriter, and sometime singer of the British group the Zombies. He was born 14 June, 1945, as Rodney Terence Argent. He wrote a lot of the Zombies' hits, like "She's Not There," "Tell Her No," and "Time of the Season." He's a pretty cool bloke.
― SorrySylvester  2/7/2017
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Actor Rod La Rocque (1898-1969).
― moonbaby9307  12/29/2012
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Too short and boring. Not good as a legal name. The first thing that pops into my head is the hideous singer Rod Stewart.
― bananarama  1/8/2009
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A character in Avenue Q.
― proudsasukefan  7/17/2008
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Rod Brindamour is captain of the Carolina Hurricanes!
― Anonymous User  2/24/2007
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There's a character named Rod on the Simpsons.
― Tudor  6/14/2006
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Rock star Rod Stewart (born Roderick) is a famous bearer.
― Anonymous User  12/19/2005
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Rod Serling was the host of the original "Twilight Zone" T.V. show.
― breakofday  12/16/2005
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