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Vodnik... the old man of the river. Known for eyes like burning coal, he is never quiet. When angered he is known for breaking dams, redirecting streams and unleashing the natural power of water on surrounding lands, while forcing weak willed peoples into his slavery in turn for being saved.
Vasilisya... in many ways (in terms of pagan belief) where Baba Yaga is the old Crone, Vasilisya is the Maiden young and fair. She nourished the memory of her mother by feeding a doll some food and water until which the doll became alive and helped her through her toils.
Volkg'yak... a leader form of the wolf peoples. Commanding his followers, his people, to his bidding. Running across one was a bad omen, usually spelling extreme hardship for an antagonist.
Sneygoruchka... the snow maiden. Of all slavic folklore, the tale of the snow maiden is still taught to children of this day. There are numerous different tales of the snow maiden, most usually showing her innocence, and her melting before the spring fall.
Likho... the serpent of evil, dressed in black and always one eyed. An evil spirit whom passes from one family to the next by ill offered gifts. Staying from sight by clinging to someones neck, urging them to drown themselves to rid themselves of their burden, only for her to swim to safety.
Ryaba and Mish, the story of the chicken and a golden egg. There are numerous different twists to this story, alluding always to the mouse breaking the egg, which harbors doomsday or the end of all days. The mouse leads on a trails to find the means to break the egg, while chicken tries to lure him away. Always a stoey aimed for children, and how the tale unfolds always dependent on the lesson they are to learn.
Becausr people asked, here's part 2. I will continue this with more. Thanks to the first post, I am aware there are some differencrs in spelling and description... I grew up of Baltic descent and the balts have a tendency to borrow and twist to their use, as much as our slavic brothers have borrowed from us. The point being is to keep our heritage and folklore alive... it doesn't get enough attention or respect. Live well, братья.
Part 1: http://imgur.com/a/DYVk6
StefanMolnar
Good job OP , now i want to play witcher
llamadickismaster
This is great OP, now I know new myths and legends thanks to you
Skulllssc
Who makes their armor and stuff? Surly they are not all skilled blacksmiths and craftsmen?
JackHex
Wow! This is fantastic Always great to learn other culture myths.
SpanisInquisition
Still no capitalist America. So disappointed.
xerxes777
Pronounced: Vahseeleesah (Василиса), Snehgoorohchkah (Снегурочка), Volkolahk (Волколак). I'm Russian.
Baygelz
TIL Crystal Maiden is the Snow Maiden... yay for Dota and Slavic peoples.
Lezio
That Rattata looks mean af.
garulfos
Thankee!
mikage
Artists is clearly a wahafag
mythicmadness
Vodník is one of my favorites, and he looks badass here! If you like cool art and mythology, check out http://www.mythic-madness.com
grimgrinner
More, MORE!
MondayMaybe
Outside one specific fairytale about Snegyrochka, she is the granddaughter of Ded Moros , who is a Russian equivalent of Santa Clause.
vilocon
looks like league of legends concept art
warpedimagination
Much appreciated, op! Haven't heard these before.
Smacka
#1 reminds me of the River Zora monster from the original Zelda . Wonder if they got it from this .
thehealingpiss
Most of these are fictional story heroes, not actual folklore.
YouBetterBite
I question my ancestors
Bortus
Those are some dope axes
Cellidir
Yh this is kinda wrong. 1 you didnt spell the names right 2 more than half is like wishful thinking, Sneygoruchka is "santas" granddaughter
Cellidir
Vodnik is Vodianoi, vodnik a way to smoke pot. Volkg'yak i dont even know where you got this from, its volkolak- a werewolf.
Cellidir
Likho is an evil spirit yes, but it doesnt have to have one eye, it doesnt even have a form, this one is from a specific fairy tail.
Imperialreign
See disclaimer with this post about the whole balt/slav thing. If the post at least churns some interest for others, thats my goal.
Cellidir
Sorry didnt read the last part. Can you do one on the Baltics, very strong pagan beliefs in the region preserved
lluviadepepas
They all remindme of some dota2 character
EvgeniDisclaimer
The pictures are surprisingly misleading. Chicken Ryaba and Mishka Norushka were in a story about a vegetable.
EvgeniDisclaimer
Plus the spelling is way off. Volkg'yak sounds too much like a wolf-yak cross-breed. Volkolak is way simpler and on point.
IlyaRizayev
Спасибо! Очень интересно!
Imperialreign
На здоровье, брать.
Daywalker7
The black one eyed snake sounds like a dick if you catch my drift
theduesdesxd
Anything sounds like a dick with the right attitude
gnomishbabyfightingringleader
Hey fuck you. Am I doing it right?
s1mulacrum
*Cyrillic text: "Vodyanoy on a Catfish", "Vassilisa the wise", "Volkolak" -soldier and chief respectively, Snegurochka and Fox Patrike'evna
SuharuStormrage
Oh, right, Vodyanoy. Geralt the Poon Smasher killed some of those.
vauhtihirmu
I'm quite glad Vodyanoy are actual folklore, I loved the idea of them from Witcher and now get to read more!
AssMasterK
Actually, all Russian gamers I know love the Witcher because it uses real Slavic folklore.
vauhtihirmu
It took me until Witcher 2 to hear about that, I thought they were just inspired by folklore but not using actual creatures.
SovietPinkiePony
Vodyanoy are real folklore, used in many tales, but he is not look like this.
karmaslap
@OP I think you're getting protagonist and antagonist mixed up in your posts. The protagonist is the hero, antagonist the opposing force.
SirTristan22
Actually just depends on the person, in this folklore, there are no villians or heroes.
karmaslap
Being a villain or hero has no effect on whether a character is a protagonist or antagonist.
SirTristan22
Antagonist one that contends with or opposes another : adversary, opponent
SirTristan22
I have to disagree my friend: protagonist a leader, proponent, or supporter of a cause : champion
krokoschoko
In dramatic terms, a protagonist is the main character, plain and simple. this is talking about stories, so that definition is relevant.
SirTristan22
It doesn't matter about dramatic terms or mithology, in every piece of story line the protagonist in some point has to become the Hero.
karmaslap
If I'm leading my evil group as the main progressive force, I could be the protagonist as a villain. What do you disagree with?
SirTristan22
Maybe for a brief period of time. But in the end you will become just a secondary caracter.