Svarog is the god of the blacksmith and the father of Dažbog, a Slavic solar deity, so some think that Svarog is the Slavic god of celestial fire and of blacksmithing. Folklore portrays him as a fire serpent, a winged dragon that breathes fire. His animals are a golden horned ox, a boar, a horse, and a falcon named Varagna.

Other consider him the Slavic sun god and spirit of fire; his name means bright and clear. The name may be related to Sanskrit Svarga and Persian xwar (pron. Chvar) both meaning the same thing, indicating Indo-European etymological relation. So sacred was the fire that it was forbidden to shout or swear at it while it was being lit.

According to some interpretations the fire-god Svarožič was the son of Svarog.

In neo-paganist religions, Svarog is often the supreme god-creator and the central part of the (holy) trinity Triglav. He completed the creation of the world by giving it Prav.