Mavka
Sign in to saveMavka ( ) 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.
Key facts
- Mythical creature.name
- Mavka
- Mythical creature.image
- Stamp of Ukraine s1817.jpg
- Mythical creature.image_size
- 250
- Mythical creature.caption
- Stamp featuring Lukash and Mavka from The Forest Song
- Mythical creature.Folklore
- Slavic paganism
- Mythical creature.Grouping
- Female legendary creatures
- Mythical creature.Region
- Ukrainian Carpathians
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- Nav'
- Part of
- Slavic mythology
- Image
- Stamp of Ukraine s1817.jpg
- Said to be same as
- víla
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- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- Commons category
- Mavka
- worshipped by
- Slavic mythology
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Terminology
- Folklore
- Popular culture
- See also
- Notes
- References
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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.
== Terminology == There is variation in the names and spelling, including , , , , , . However, depending on telling, there are differences between the Mavka and Nyavka. These terms all derive from , and are cognate with , (plural).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mavka” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.