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Leshy or Leshi [a] is a tutelary deity of the forest in pagan Slavic mythology.As Leshy rules over the forest and hunting, he may be related to the Slavic god Porewit. [1]A similar deity called Svyatibor (Svyatobor, Svyatibog) is thought to have been revered by both the Eastern and Western Slavs as the divine arbiter of woodland realms, and/or the sovereign ruler over other diminutive forest ...
Long legs are a sign of health." UCLA associate psychology professor Martie Haselton said, "Legginess is something that we know men prefer in mates. The news in this research is that women prefer longer legs in mates." [3] Although leg length isn't always a sign of good health, people tend to prefer longer legs for a more attractive appearance.
2005 – The Rusalka Cycle: Songs Between the Worlds is a performance piece and CD by the California-based women's vocal group Kitka. [33] 2006 - "Urchins, While Swimming", a short story by Catherynne Valente, published in Clarkesworld Magazine.
A leshy (also, leshii, [19] "wood demon" [20]) is a forest spirit who has mastery over the woods. His appearance varies across stories, but he is consistently male. [19] Generally the leshy is pictured as human-like, but can also appear in the form of an animal or, in one case, a mushroom. [19]
Paraphilias are sexual interests in objects, situations, or individuals that are atypical. The American Psychiatric Association, in its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Fifth Edition (DSM), draws a distinction between paraphilias (which it describes as atypical sexual interests) and paraphilic disorders (which additionally require the experience of distress, impairment in functioning, and/or ...
Both men and women generally consider long legs attractive, [69] which may explain the preference for tall fashion models. Men also tend to favor women who have a higher leg length to body ratio, but the opposite is true of women's preferences in men. [67] Adolescent and adult women in many Western cultures often remove the hair from their legs ...
The new study surveyed more than 900 women in leadership roles in four industries where women comprise a large share of the workforce — health care, higher education, law and faith-based nonprofits.
Sexual fetishism or erotic fetishism is a sexual fixation on a body part. [1] The object of interest is called the fetish; the person who has a fetish is a fetishist. [2] A sexual fetish may be regarded as a mental disorder if it causes significant psychosocial distress for the person or has detrimental effects on important areas of their life.