Welnos

Welnos is an Indo European deity linked to cattle, and there are similar gods in many mythologies such as Slavic, Lithuanian, Latvian, Norse, and Old English. 
Overview
Welnos was reconstructed from the Slavic god Veles, Lithuanian god Velnias, and Latvian god Velns, who all protected flocks. The name of this god is also similar to Old Norse Ullr and Old English Wuldor.Jaan Puhvel, Analecta Indoeuropaea, (a collection of articles), publ. by Innsbrucker Beitrage zur Sprachwissenschaft, Innsbruck, 1981
Academic views
Scholar Jaan Puhvel thought Welnos is also connected to the Elysian fields in Greek myth and ritual. Some scholars, such as Max Muller, believed that Welnos, was related to Sanskrit Varuna and Greek Ouranos. However, this theory has been rejected because of language reasons, and the origin of the word is no longer accepted..The Journal of Indo-European Studies, publ. by JIES, Washington, DC., 1973 and continuing

Welnos may have been a kind sky father who represented the night while Dyēus represented the day and danger. He might have had a competition with Perkwunos like Perun and Veles.https://www.bib.irb.hr/988715/download/988715.Belaj_J_V.pdf
Related pages
 Paganism
 Slavic peoples
 Eastern Europe
 History of Europe
References

Category:History of Europe
Category:Proto-Indo-European gods and goddesses