Bochuta

Bochuta

in Slavonic mythology, was an idol, whose signification has become lost. The accompanying figure represents him according to a statue found not far from Liegnitz at the digging of a well. The face has a goat beard and goat horns, and his right hand holds a large ring; from this expositors conclude that he was an idol of marriage-the goat hair and horns signifying fruitfulness, and the ring being a sign of vows.