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Pages in category "Russian folklore characters" The following 45 pages are in this category, out of 45 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Azovka; B.
Russian folklore characters (3 C, 45 P) Pages in category "Slavic folklore characters" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total.
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One early Russian object of worship was the "Moist Mother Earth", [2] [7] [8] and a later, possibly related deity was called Mokosh, whose name means "moist" and may have Finnish origins. [ 3 ] [ 8 ] Mokosh was the goddess of women, children, and animals, and was worshiped for her connection with fertility. [ 8 ]
Korab, a deity found in old Croatian mythology, associated with the sea, navigation and fishing, that was reportedly the eponym of the island of Rab, Mount Korab, and a kind of a boat. [63] Kresnik – character in Slovenian folklore. Together with his brother, Trot, he flew in a golden chariot.
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The Firebird concept has parallels in Iranian legends of magical birds, in the Brothers Grimm fairy tale about The Golden Bird, and related Russian magical birds like the Sirin. The story of the quest itself is closely paralleled by Armenian Hazaran Blbul. In the Armenian tale, however, the bird does not glow, but rather makes the land bloom ...
2023 – In the Chinese video game Reverse: 1999 one of the playable characters in the game is a rusalka named Vila (character released 2024 internationally). 2024 – Antonín Dvořák's opera Rusalka is playing on the starship in the film Spaceman, starring Adam Sandler. His character (Jakub Procházka) later imagines his wife as a rusalka.