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Additional, more numerous sources in which Slavic theonyms are preserved include names, proper names, place names, folk holidays, and language, including sayings. Information about Slavic paganism, including the gods, is scarce because Christian missionaries were not very interested in the spiritual life of the Slavs. [1]
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.
The pseudo-deities of the Slavs, like those of other ethnic groups, were created as a result of mistakes (e.g., by understanding the given name as a theonym, unfamiliarity with the Slavic languages, misunderstanding of pagan ritual, or uncritical use of sources), as a result of the creation and falsification of Slavic Romantics, or even as a ...
Rudolph, probably not knowing the language of the Slavs, gave rozhanitsy the names of Moirai, which he knew from Greek mythology, and who perform the same functions as the rozhanitsy. [13] The rozhanitsy after Christianization were replaced by the Mothers of God or saint women.
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Slavic fairies – Supernatural beings in Slavic folklore. Sluagh – (Irish) type of fairy extremely similar to the Slavic Vila, flying Undead who escape their Graves by night and feed on the living in swarms. Sphinx – A creature with the body of a lion and the head of a human. Spriggan – A grotesquely ugly mischievous fairy or forest spirit.
Pages in category "Slavic deities" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Legendary Slavic people (5 C, 2 P) R. Rusalki (19 P) Russian folklore characters (3 C, 45 P) Pages in category "Slavic folklore characters"