#slavic mythology

sollkorolevas:

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➵   meet   d e v a n a ,   the slavic goddess of forests and the hunt.

retourneralamer:

MYTHOLOGY AROUND THE WORLD → night deities

“The twilight tints have left the sky, and night commences her watch over the world, high in the heavens is her taper lit, around which will soon glow a thousand kindred flames.” —Henry James Slack

Morana 2021

The third year of redrawing Slavic goddess Morana (Marzanna). But this time with cyberpunk aesthetics. Here you can find pieces I did in 2019and2020

the queen and the woodborn sample

the queen and the woodborn is one of my webcomics published on my patreon, on my deviantart and on webtoons

it is a slavic mythology inspired fairy tale romance 

all the pages so far available here

https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/the-queen-and-the-woodborn/mothers-last-tale/viewer?title_no=502306&episode_no=1

enjoy

Morana effigy Ethnographic Museum of the National Museum, Prague.
(Národopisné muzeum, Praha)

matohanschild:

“Polednice” “Lady Midday” or “Noonwraith”/according CD PROJEKT RED/, now in color

sons-of-morna:

Comment: In slavic mythology, Jav and Nav are two worlds around us.

Yav is the material world in which we are right now. Gods, however, are equally part of Yav. Yav is contained within Nav. Nav is the immaterial world, the world of the dead.

fromWikipedia.

rhaeneris:

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inkyami:

Rusalka(rus. русалка, the etymology is controversial), plur. “rusalki” (русалки) —   female spirits associated with the water areas in slavic demonology, perhaps, one of the most well-known and complex сharacters in slavic folklore.
Theoretically, there is a huge group of slavic female mythological characters, which could be called “rusalka”, but in this description I have concentrated on the most famous “classic” version. Even though legends and theories on rusalki’s provenance and entity are numerous and controversial, most of the sources categorizes them as “unholy dead”, noting, however, their origin from much more ancient beliefs in kind water spirits. Being reborn as unholy dead (in this case, from the girls, who died before getting married, from drowned ones and suicidals), rusalki are known for their hostile attitude towards people, as much as for their playful and exuberant temper. It was believed, that walking nearby their territory all  alone could be really dangerous — rusalki loved tickling to the death and drowning unfortunate strangers, collecting in this manner young girls and kidnapping lads they liked. Moreover, unlike most of the characters in slavic mythology, rusalki are known to be very sociable and live in groups, which makes it even harder to escape their treachery.
Those facts, however, did not prevent people from practicing numerous divinations involving rusalka. Besides, it was believed that certain herbs would scare of rusalki, along with other evil spirits.
Despite the common misapprehension (created by western culture influence), rusalki did not have a fish tail. They could be only spotted by their fairness, partial incorporeality of a spirit and, most importantly, long unbraided hair, sometimes with a strong green color (in slavic culture wearing loose hair had sacral meaning and was unacceptable in everyday life).

P.S. I could go on forever on this theme, for the descriptions of rusalka (as it was mentioned) are very controversial and tend to wary depending in a region.

facinaoris:

love letters: kupalo and kostroma (x)

vhenadahll:

Mythology meme ~ One mythology ~ Slavic [1/1]

Perun pursues his serpentine enemy Veles, who slithers down over the earth. Veles taunts Perun and flees, transforming himself into various animals, hiding behind trees, houses, or people. In the end, Perun catches up with the dog Veles turned into. Perun does not actually destroy Veles, but simply returns him to his place in the world of the dead. Thus the order of the world, disrupted by Veles’s mischief, is established once again by Perun.

red-mouthed-devourer:

Modern demonology: Chort

He was with you on that night when you got wasted and the evening when you tried smoking for the first time. He is the most handsome man you have seen, always in black, never sober, not that it stops him from driving his fancy cars way too fast. He does it no matter what you ask for, and now seems to own everything and everyone your life consists of - the house you live in, the liquor store where nobody notices your age, the jewellery you wear, your favourite night club, your friends, your thoughts. You ask how you can pay your debt - he chuckles, leaving another bruise on your frail body, and asks for your soul.

Requested by mothwinged

lamus-dworski:

Slavic mythology from Poland [part 5/?] » LATAWCE / LATAWICE

On the picture: artwork by karoja-j.deviantart.com.

Latawce [pronounced la-tav-tse] and their female counterparts latawice [la-ta-vee-tse] were demons believed to be souls of the aborted or stillborn children, but also of people who died suddenly (for example hanged criminals). Originally, they weren’t seen as particularly hostile to people, though could be dangerous due to their restless nature, identified with the unpredictable forces of the wind. 

Their appearance was resembling birds, particularly black ones like ravens or rooks. We could interpret that they were shapeshifting in nature, because many tales describe them with human parts (for example face or legs), or even looking like regular people, only with e.g. wings instead of arms. They were mostly night creatures, often arriving with winds, whirls, and storms. People also believed that latawce could die when hit by a lightning.

If bribed with the right offerings, spells and prayers, they could’ve become home spirits and help around the household, for example to guide moderate winds to the windmills. But an offended latawiec could become vicious - in some regions of Poland it was even believed that the fires started by lightnings were caused by these demons, and that they were seducing young people with their irresistible form of appearane, whispering in the winds and eventually driving their victims insane.

Due to the influence of Christianity in Poland, this folk belief was changing over the centuries: for example the origin myth of their creation started including also the unbaptized children. Restless nature of latawce was demonized, compared to devils, and overly sexualized. Still in early 20th century girls were warned not to go out alone on windy or stormy nights, because a latawiec could lure them and force to commit a “sin of impurity”. Over the time, the female verb latawica became even a popular synonym for a promiscuous woman in the Polish language.

The word latawiec in the modern Polish language means also a kite. They are derived from the verb latać meaning to fly.

My general list of sources / book recommendations [in Polish only].

Check also: błędne ogniki,płanetnicy,zmory,boginki.

pannan-art:

“Deal” by Katarzyna “Panna N.” Witerscheim (2015), story of the first witch - based on Slavic Mythology. 

wickedends:

Wilis,orVilas, are vengeful Slavic witch-spirits; in life they were maidens deceived by lovers and died before their weddings. In death, they haunt the forest from midnight to dawn each night, forcing any man who wanders into their path to dance until he dies of exhaustion. Russian Vilas, like Valkyries, had charge of the rites of death and the guiding of souls. They came to be feared as the angry, dangerous souls of drowned women, who drew into the waters any heedless wayfarer who happened to see them dance by moonlight. (x)

mythology meme |  Slavic gods & goddesses - Morana

Morana is a Slavic goddess of winter and death, associated with rebirth of nature. She often appears in different guises but is described as a woman of dark hair and terrifying appearance, bringing famine and destruction wherever she goes. Her arrival was therefore expected with dread while her departure was celebrated with boisterous cheer. 

Some legends suggest she seduced Jarilo (god of spring) while he was searching for his lost wife in the Underworld - Nav. Eventually grown bored with her lover, Morana attempted to poison him with the drink of oblivion but failed and escaped badly burned. Another myth brings Morana in connection with Voden, making them a divine couple of the Underworld. Voden and Morana drowned people in their dark waters. Slavs tried to propitiate them by sacrificial offerings. 

ronanlynh:

C R E A U T U R E S         O F         S L A V I C       M Y T H O L O G Y;

          wilkołak; vlkodlak; vilkolakis; оборотень; volkcxlovek; 

lycanthropy is  the  result  of  a curse, repeat  like  an  echo  of  medieval legend. It  is often the  punishment for  infidelity  of his wife. To  the list of reasons  can  be  added  charm  and  magic, the latter  attributed  the up warlocks,  and  sorcerers.The  transformation  can take place  also at his own  request,  just   cross  running   water. Werewolf  can  also   be  child conceived  on  a  day of sexual  abstinence, especially  on  the Christmas Eve, Easter  and  Pentecost. Also had  a  good  chance of a  seventh son during  baptism  could  harm a  child,  even  the  thought  of  werewolves. Criminals,    sinners       and      heretics      also      waited     wolf      fate.

polednice:

       ❝ —– THE REAL MONSTERS COME AT NOON. ❞

                                                                                                                (x)