Polasek's original intention was to create a set of sculptures of gods from Slavic mythology, for the location of which he chose the mythical mountain Radhošť.

[1][2] The ceremonial unveiling of the statue of Radegast and the statue of Cyril and Methodius, which was created at the same time, took place on 5 July 1931, the Slavic Missionaries Cyril and Methodius Day [cs], as part of a Slavic pilgrimage organized by the associations Matice Radhošťská and Pohorská jednota "Radhošť" under the patronage of the Czechoslovak government with the support of President Tomáš Masaryk.

[1] In the late 1950s or early 1960s, Polasek's second sculpture of Radegast was discovered by workers in the garden of the former Mašek's foundry in Prague under a layer of earth and leaves.

Over the decades, however, the artificial stone has suffered from harsh weather conditions, and the iron reinforcement used to strengthen the statue also attracted lightning, which damaged it as early as 1938.

This task was undertaken by sculptor Karel Hořínek and his son, who repaired the cracks, poured and reinforced the interior with concrete, and made a replica of the missing duck based on photographs.

Within a few months, stonemasons carved the copy from an 18-tonne granite block, which was placed in its original location on the ridge of Radhošť – about 2.5 km east of the peak – on 4 July 1998.

[1] After complicated negotiations, the restored original monument was placed in the vestibule of Frenštát pod Radhoštěm Town Hall and unveiled on 6 November 1998.