Slovenia postage stamp year 2007 Myths and Legends – Mokos MNH New
The Slovenian postage stamp featuring the Slavic goddess Mokoš was indeed issued in 2008 as part of the country’s Slovene Mythology series.
Here are the details for the stamp:
- Mythological Figure: Mokoš (Slavic Goddess of fertility, fate, and spinning)
- Series: Slovenska Mitologija (Slovene Mythology)
- Year of Issue: 2008
- Face Value (Nominal Value): 0,45 EUR (Euro)
- Designer/Illustrator: Andrejka Čufer
- Format/Size: 28.80×40.32 mm
- Issue Date: The stamp was featured in the Pošta Slovenije (Slovenian Post) Bulletin 71/2008, and its issue was part of the set released in the middle of that year.
Mokoš, whose name literally means “wet,” is the only female deity documented in the pantheon of Prince Vladimir of Kyiv. In Slovenian folklore, she is associated with moisture, fertility, and often spinning (she is said to spin the thread of life).
