Step into the mysterious world of Slavic mythology, where spirits and monsters inhabited forests and swamps. This book reveals the riddles of ancient beings and their connection to traditions, fears, and the power of nature. Perfect reading for lovers of legends and Slavic culture!
From time immemorial, the ancient faith of the Slavs was paganism, where the supernatural invisibly coexisted with people and accompanied them in everyday life. Belief in spirits and monsters filled Slavic mythology with the widest variety of creatures.
On the pages of this book, you will discover:
• incredible нечисть (unclean beings): albast(a), злyдней, богинок, striga, and a mermaid;
• keepers of the home order: a domovoi, a bannik, and an ovinnik;
• inhabitants of wilderness places: a pusher-vik (пущевик), a vodyanoi, the Iron Man, and a lamia;
• and many other amazing creatures that populated the world of the ancient Slavs.
The bestiary’s heroes are not merely mythological images, but embodiments of human fears, dangerous thresholds of time and space. The characters are linked to the home, the forces of nature, and serve as a warning about the risks that arise when traditions and order are violated.