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The videogame Quest For Glory IV: Shadows of Darkness, set in the Slavic countryside of a fictional east-European valley, features several Slavic fairies, including the Rusalka, Domovoy, and Leshy. Catherynne Valente's novel Deathless is set in a fantasy version of Stalinist Russia and features vila, rusalka, leshy, and other Slavic fairies.
Old East Slavic, Russian: rožanice, udĕlnicy; Ukrainian: rožanyci; The terms rodzanica, rodjenica or rojenica come from the word roditi ("giving birth") and literally mean "woman giving birth". [10] The terms sudiczka, sudica, or sojenica come from the word sud ("judgment", "judge", "court") and literally mean "judging woman". [10]
Polish artist's impression of a wiła. According to Natalie Kononenko, the vilas are female spirits of nature, of an ambivalent relationship with humans. In fairy tales, they may act with malice towards them (killing people, destroying crops), but may also help the hero by giving him magical objects and mounts. [3]
The character of the Vila is attested in South Slavic fairy tales collected by Friedrich Salomon Krauss. [ 4 ] Vida - Some stories say that she is the sister of Krali Marko, some stories describe her as a destructive force of nature.
Slavic fairies come in several forms and their names are spelled differently based on the specific language. Sluagh; Spriggan; Sprite; Tiddy Mun; Tomte; Trow (folklore) Tylwyth Teg or Bendith y Mamau is the traditional name for fairies or fairy-like creatures of the Otherworld in Welsh folklore and mythology. Urisk; Vættir - also Wight; Weiße ...
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The opposite of Dola, understood as good fortune, was Nedola, the personification of bad fortune. Etymologically related to the Slavic words divide, part. [19] Mat Zemlya: Gaia: Mat Zemlya is a personification of the Earth appearing mainly in East Slavic texts but remaining in most Slavic languages. [21] Perhaps epithet of Mokosh. Rod
Slavic paganism, Slavic mythology, or Slavic religion is the religious beliefs, myths, and ritual practices of the Slavs before Christianisation, which occurred at various stages between the 8th and the 13th century.