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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 ...
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]
Vodyanoy by Ivan Bilibin, 1934. In Slavic mythology, vodyanoy (Russian: водяной, IPA: [vədʲɪˈnoj]; lit. '[he] from the water' or 'watery') is a water spirit.In Czech and Slovak fairy tales, he is called vodník (or in Germanized form: Hastrman), and often referred to as Wassermann in German sources.
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.
Bigfoot or Sasquatch – Cryptid, animal of the Northwest (North America) Hibagon or Hinagon – ape-like, similar to Bigfoot, or the Yeti (Japan) Jué yuán – blue-furred man-sized rhesus monkey that abducts human women (China & Japan) Satori – mind-reading magical ape or monkey (Japan)
Horus, with Falcon's head A medieval depiction of a harpy as a bird-woman. Alkonost – A creature from Russian folklore with the head of a woman with the body of a bird, said to make beautiful sounds that make anyone who hears them forget all that they know and not want anything more ever again.
Bearilla. Despite the name, Bearilla is not, as one might assume, the cross between a bear and a gorilla. Instead the cryptid boasts the body of a bear and features of a wolf, Coffey told Wave 3 ...
Cryptozoology is a pseudoscience, which primarily looks at anecdotal stories, and other claims rejected by the scientific community. While biologists regularly identify new species following established scientific methodology , cryptozoologists focus on entities mentioned in the folklore record and rumor.