Croatian Tales of Long Ago - Gerovit

He is burdened with seven heads and eight swords. Each and every of his seven heads looks like it is always pissed off and thirsty for blood, someone else's or his own, it doesn't matter. Because of the eight swords, everyone thinks that he only ever wants to is maim, slay, and generally cause mayhem.
Except for the mother Lada. Every spring she opens the gates of heaven and allows him to descend on Earth. Mother Lada knows that Vesna, the most beautiful harbinger of spring, will be waiting for him. He will forget how intimidating he is and he will lay down his swords. Together, Vesna and him will give birth to the exuberance of summer and then existence will finally seem worth the effort.