Slavic legendary creatures

Christmas figure in Slavic cultures

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

thumb|Vodyanoy by Ivan Bilibin, 1934

thumb|right|Ivan Bilibin's Alkonost

thumb|Illustration of a Kikimora (1934) by Ivan Bilibin (1876–1942). (Kikimora as house-spirit and guardian of chickens - hence her depiction in chicken-like form). Kikimora is a legendary creature, a female house spirit in Slavic mythology. Her role in the house is usually juxtaposed with that of the domovoy. The kikimora can either be a "bad" or a "good" spirit, which will depend on the behavior of the homeowner. In more recent times, an image of kikimora as a female swamp spirit has developed.

magical glowing bird in Slavic folklore

feminine spirit in Southern Slavic folklore

upright=1.2|thumbnail|Peruchty in , Kingdom of Bohemia, 1910 ' or ' ('Bertha'; ), also commonly known as '''''' () and other variations, was thought to be a goddess in Alpine paganism in the Upper German and also Austrian and Slovenian regions of the Alps. Her name may mean 'the bright one' or 'the bearer' (, from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz) and is probably related to the name , meaning 'the feast of the Epiphany'. Eugen Mogk provides an alternative etymology, attributing the origin of the name to the Old High German verb , meaning 'hidden' or 'covered'. The exact origin or time of origin is unkn

In Balkan folklore, a dhampir () is a mythical creature that is the result of a union between a vampire and a human. This union was usually between male vampires and female humans, with stories of female vampires mating with male humans being rare.

thumb|Sirin lubok print, 18th century Sirin () is a mythological creature of Russian legends, with the head of a beautiful woman and the body of a bird (usually an owl), borrowed from the siren of the Greek mythology. According to myth, the Sirin lived in Iriy or around the Euphrates River.

Slavic mythological creature, personification of sunstroke

mythical figure common in western European legend

malicious entity in folklore

Mavka ( ) or Nyavka ( ) is a type of female spirit in Ukrainian folklore and mythology. The Mavka is a long-haired "Soul of the Forest", typically depicted as a temptress figure who lures men to their deaths.

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thumb|Bannik near a Bucket of Water by Ivan Bilibin, 1934 The Bannik () is a bathhouse (banya) spirit in Slavic mythology. He is usually described as a small, naked old man with a long beard, his body covered in the birch leaves left over from well used bath brooms. Many accounts also claim that he is a shapeshifter and can appear as a local person to someone who stumbles across him, or even as a stone or coal in the oven heating the bathhouse. Slavic bathhouses resemble saunas, with an inner steaming room and an outer changing room. A place where women gave birth and practiced divinations, th

thumb|right|Gamayun (representation in a painting by Viktor Vasnetsov). Gamayun () is a prophetic bird of Russian folklore. It is a symbol of wisdom and knowledge and lives on an island in the mythical east, close to paradise. She is said to spread divine messages and prophecies, as she knows everything of all creation, gods, heroes, and man. Like the Sirin and the Alkonost, other creatures likewise deriving ultimately from the Greek myths and siren mythology, the Gamayun is normally depicted as a large bird with a woman's head. In the books of the 17th-19th centuries, Gamayun was described as

The kallikantzaros () is a malevolent creature in modern Greek folklore.

thumb|Polevik by Ivan Bilibin Polevik or Polewik in Slavic mythology are field spirits that appear as a deformed creatures with different coloured eyes and grass instead of hair. They appear either at noon or sunset and wear either all black or all white suits. They are also described in south Russian folklore as field spirits with green hair. According to local beliefs they lead wandering people in a field astray, give them diseases or ride them over with their horses if they are found asleep.

thumb|1899 illustration In Slovene folklore, Goldhorn or Goldenhorn () is a legendary white chamois buck, or alternatively, an Alpine ibex, that had his realm in the heights of Mount Triglav, the highest mountain in Slovenia and the highest peak of the Julian Alps. The legend is well known throughout Slovenia (specifically Carinthia), as well as in Austrian Carinthia, and Italian Friuli-Venezia Giulia.

Drekavac (literally "the screamer" or "the screecher"), also called drekalo, krekavac, zdrekavac or zrikavac, is a mythical creature in South Slavic mythology. The name is derived from the verb "drečati" ("to screech").

thumb|Licho by Marek Hapon Likho, liho, lykho (, , , ) is an embodiment of evil fate and misfortune in Slavic mythology. A creature with one eye who is often depicted as an old, skinny woman in black (Лихо одноглазое, One-eyed Likho) or as an evil male goblin of forests. Rather than being included in the major canon of the Slavic belief system, the Likho is traditionally found in fairy tales.

in Russian folktales and epic poetry, is a dragon or serpent, or sometimes a human-like character with dragon-like traits

thumb|Rübezahl (Rübenczal) as a tailed demon, first known depiction by Martin Helwig, 1561

In Slavic mythology, a vedmak is a warlock or male witch, the female equivalent (witch) being vedma. This role greatly focuses on the Shamanic aspects of Slavic paganism.

In the Dove Book and Russian folklore, Indrik or the Indrik-Beast () is a fabulous beast, the king of all animals, who lives on a mountain known as "The Holy Mountain" where no other foot may tread. When it stirs, the Earth trembles. The word "Indrik" is a distorted version of the Russian word for unicorn (). It is described as a gigantic bull with legs of a deer, the head of a horse and an enormous horn in its snout, making it vaguely similar to a rhinoceros.

thumb|Rarog by Marek Hapon In Slavic mythology, the Raróg () or Raróh () is a fire demon, often depicted as a fiery falcon.

mythological serpent

Spirit in Russian folklore

thumb|, an artistic vision by Filip Gutowski. Excerpt from The Sarmatian Bestiarium by Janek Sielicki ' (, plural: strzygi, masculine: strzygoń), sometimes translated as striga', (which is also the Latin term for it) is usually a female demon in Slavic mythology, which stems from the mythological Strix of ancient Rome and ancient Greece. The demon is similar to a vampire, and is predominantly found in Polish and Silesian folklore.

South Slavic mythological being

Woodland Fairies

Serbian mythological creature

Slavic folklore character

thumb|Alyosha Popovich and Tugarin, depiction by [[Klavdy Lebedev (1889)]] Tugarin () is a mythical creature in Russian byliny and fairy tales, which personifies evil and cruelty and appears in a dragon-like form. Tugarin is depicted as a giant and an opponent of Alyosha Popovich.

character in Slavic mythology

souls of the dead, as well as the name of the underworld

In Slavic mythology, notsnitsa (, , , , , , , ), often referred in plural, is a nightmare spirit or demon that torments people and especially children at night. Other names for notsnitsa in East Slavic languages include kriksy, plaksy, plachky, plaksivicy, kriksy-varaksy, kriksy-plaksy, night hag, night maiden.

Verlioka () or Wyrlook () is an East Slavic fairy tale collected by Alexander Afanasyev in Narodnye russkie skazki (1855–63). It is classified in the Aarne-Thompson-Uther Index as tale type ATU 210*, "Verlioka".

thumb|A sculpture of Blud in Ukraine, 2021 Blud (, ), one of the Slavic fairies in Slavic mythology, is an evil-deity that causes disorientation and leads a person aimlessly around and round. The term also refers to illicit fornication, the desire for which Slavic clerics claimed to come from the Devil.

thumb|right|Skarbnik in Subterranean Skansen Guido Zabrze thumb|right|Skarbnik in Wieliczka Salt Mine. The Skarbnik (from Polish skarbnik – person collecting money, treasurer) or Kladenets (Ukrainian: Скарбник, Russian: Кладенец; the Treasurer) or Dzedka (Belarusian: Дзедка) in Slavic mythology is a spirits who lives in mines and underground workings and is the guardian of gems, crystals, and precious metals. It is said that he will protect miners from danger and lead them back when they are lost. He will also lead them to veins of ore. To people who are evil or insult him, he is deadly,

Shishiga is also an informal name for 2-tonne army truck GAZ-66

Cikavac () is a mythical creature in Serbian mythology, imagined as a winged animal (a bird) with long beak and a pelican-like sack.

thumb|220px|Psoglav. Psoglav (, literally "doghead") is a demonic mythical creature in Balkan mythology; belief about it existed in parts of Bosnia and Montenegro. Psoglav was described as having a human body with horse legs, a dog's head with iron teeth, and a single eye on the forehead.

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Utopiec (plural Utopce), Vodník or Topnik is a name applied to Slavic spirits of water. The utopce are spirits of human souls that died drowning, residing in the element of their own demise. They are responsible for sucking people into swamps and lakes as well as killing the animals standing near the still waters.

image based on personification of Friday

mythical character

Gagana is a miraculous bird with an iron beak and copper claws featured in Russian folklore. She is said to live on the Buyan Island. The bird is often mentioned in incantations. It is also said this bird guards the Alatyr, alongside Garafena the snake.

mythical creature popular in the folklore of Warsaw, Poland

Bukavac () is a demonic mythical creature in Slavic mythology. Belief in it existed in Syrmia.

Mythical beings from a European tradition

creatures of European folklore

thumb|right|Sculpture of Zhytsen, by Belarusian sculptor Anton Shipitsa on the basis of illustrations of Valery Slauk

Moryana (, ) is a female sea spirit in Slavic folklore, possibly a goddess. Moryana was a sea vodyanitsa and daughter of the Sea Tsar, and also, according to some beliefs, she ruled the winds. Sometimes the moryany/moryanki (plural; ; Polish: moriany) were said to be numerous spirits of the sea and a marine kind of rusalki, which posed a great threat to ships, but usually Moryana was represented as a single entity.

thumb|The shakes from Forty Martyrs of Sebaste|St. Sisinius, [[Four Evangelists and the archangel Michael]] Likhoradka (Russian: Лихорадка, Serbian: Милоснице or Milosnice) or tryasavitsa is a female spirit in Slavic mythology. Likhoradka was purported to be able to possess a person's body and cause sickness. In some tales, she is considered a creation of the dark deity Chernobog. Later Russian legends describe 12 Likhoradkas with individual names associated with special illnesses. In modern Russian, the word likhoradka has obtained the meaning "fever". As a mythological figure, Likhoradka was

mythical creature in Russian folklore

Lazavik () is a creature of Belarusian mythology.

thumb|300px|right|A depiction of a polka on the lid of a chest