Rusalki

thumb|300px| Ivan Kramskoi, Rusalki ("The Mermaids"), 1871

opera by Antonín Dvořák

opera by Alexander Dargomyzhsky

opera by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

In Slavic mythology, bolotnik (, ; from boloto, "swamp"), balotnik (), bolotianyk () or błotnik (Polish; [ˈbwɔtnik]; "mud" or "puddle") is a male swamp spirit. There are many descriptions of bolotnik. Usually he was portrayed as a man or an old man who has big, frog-like eyes, a green beard and long hair. His body is covered with dirt, algae and fish scales. The legends from the Vitebsk Governorate of Russia said that bolotnik is a dirty, fat, eyeless creature that motionlessly sits at the bottom of the swamp. In some accounts bolotnik is also said to have long arms and a tail. Just like the m

East Slavic fertility goddess

painting by Ivan Kramskoi

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