Leshii: The Forest Lord The Leshii, more commonly rendered in English as Leshy, is one of the most important supernatural inhabitants of Russian and East Slavic forest folklore. His name derives from
Morozko Father Frost Origin: Russia Type: Winter Spirit, Frost Spirit, Personification of Cold Associated With: Frost, snow, winter, survival, punishment, reward, frozen wilderness Morozko is the ancient and formidable personification of winter frost in Russian folklore…a supernatural being whose presence
Ala is in Russian mythology, daughter of Volos, god of beasts and flocks. Serge Prokofiev’s ballet Ala and Lolli (1914–1915) deals with the myth. In the ballet Ala is taken prisoner by
Afanasiev, Alexander Nikolaievitch (Afanasyeu, Afanasyeff) (1826–1871) was a Russian folklorist, compiler of Russian Folktales (1855– 1863), published in eight parts. Afanasiev’s work, which has achieved the status of a Russian classic, was
The Shroud In a certain village there was a girl who was lazy and slothful, hated working, but would gossip and chatter away like anything! Well, she took it into her head
The Coffin Lid A moujik was driving along one night with a load of pots. His horse grew tired, and all of a sudden it came to a stand-still alongside of a
A certain soldier was allowed to go home on furlough. Well, he walked and walked, and after a time he began to draw near to his native village. Not far off from
The Dog and the Corpse A moujik went out in pursuit of game one day, and took a favourite dog with him. He walked and walked through woods and bogs, but got
A domovik (also domovoj, domovoy) is in Russian folklore, a household spirit that resides in every home. The domovik traditionally is the ancestral founder of the family, and moves with it from
Mati-Syra-Zemlya (moist Mother Earth) In Russian mythology, earth goddess. The worship of Mati-Syra-Zemlya continued in Russia up to the eve of World War I, when peasants invoked her protection against the spread
Marko, the Gravedigger is in Russian folklore, a monk who restored the dead to life. Marko was a gravedigger for the Holy Crypt Monastery during the Middle Ages. One day he dug
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