Leshy
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Leshy or Leshi is a tutelary deity of the forest in pagan Slavic mythology. As Leshy rules over the forest and hunting, he may be related to the Slavic god Porewit.
Key facts
- Deity.name
- Leshy
- Deity.type
- Slavic
- Deity.image
- Leshy (1906).jpg
- Deity.caption
- An illustration, 1906
- Deity.abode
- Found in forests
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Names and etymology
- Appearance
- Lifestyle
- Relationship with humans
- Hunters
- Shepherds
- Disappearances
- Rituals and communication
- Female Leshy
- In popular culture
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Leshy or Leshi is a tutelary deity of the forest in pagan Slavic mythology. As Leshy rules over the forest and hunting, he may be related to the Slavic god Porewit.
Leshy often appears as a masculine humanoid, and possesses an ability to disguise himself as any person, including changing in size and stature. In some accounts, Leshy is described as having a wife (Leshachikha, Leszachka, Lesovikha, and sometimes the Kikimora of the swamp) and children (leshonki, leszonky).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Leshy” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.