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The sea vodyanitsa and the daughter of the Morskoy Tsar. She was usually described as an incredibly beautiful, often very tall maiden with disheveled hair that looked like sea foam. Most of the time she swam deep in the waters, taking the form of a fish, and came ashore only at the evenings. She was also believed to be the ruler of the sea winds.
In Russian folklore, Chernava (diminutive: Chernavushka; Russian: Чернава, Чернавушка) is Sea Tsar's daughter (or, according to some versions, a niece), spirit and personification of the river of the same name. She is a mermaid. Her head and upper body are human, while the lower body is a fish's tail.
The Sea Tsar, then, commands the boy to perform three difficult tasks, one on each day. The prince reveals his woes to Vasilisa the Wise, the Sea Tsar's youngest daughter, and she assuages him that their tasks shall be done. The Tsarevitch meets the Sea Tsar in the underwater kingdom. Illustration from a Russian storybook (1894).
Moryana (Russian: Моря́на, pronounced [mɐˈrʲanə]) is a female sea spirit in Slavic folklore, possibly a goddess. [1] [2] Moryana was a sea vodyanitsa and daughter of the Sea Tsar, [3] [4] [5] and also, according to some beliefs, she ruled the winds.
According to Vladimir Propp, Rusalka (pl. Rusalki) was an appellation used by the early Slavs for tutelary deities of water who favour fertility, and they were not considered evil entities before the nineteenth century. They came out of the water in spring to transfer life-giving moisture to the fields, thus nurturing the crops.
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