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e. Folklore of Russia is folklore of Russians and other ethnic groups of Russia . Russian folklore takes its roots in the pagan beliefs of ancient Slavs and now is represented in the Russian fairy tales. Epic Russian bylinas are also an important part of Slavic paganism. The oldest bylinas of Kievan cycle were recorded in the Russian North ...
Kashchey the Immortal by Viktor Vasnetsov, 1848–1926. Koshchei (Russian: Коще́й, romanized: Koshchey, IPA: [kɐˈɕːej]), also Kashchei (Russian: Каще́й, romanized: Kashchey, IPA: [kɐˈɕːej]) often given the epithet "the Immortal", or "the Deathless" (Russian: Бессме́ртный), is an archetypal male antagonist in Russian folklore.
Korab, a deity found in old Croatian mythology, associated with the sea, navigation and fishing, that was reportedly the eponym of the island of Rab, Mount Korab, and a kind of a boat. [63] Kresnik – character in Slovenian folklore. Together with his brother, Trot, he flew in a golden chariot.
In the legends of Russia and Ukraine, a particular dragon-like creature, Zmey Gorynych (Russian: Змей Горыныч or Ukrainian: Змій Горинич), has three to twelve heads, [4] and Tugarin Zmeyevich (literally: "Tugarin Dragon-son"), known as zmei-bogatyr or "serpent hero", is a man-like dragon who appears in Russian (or Kievan Rus) heroic literature. [5]
Leshy or Leshi [a] is a tutelary deity of the forests in pagan Slavic mythology. As Leshy rules over the forest and hunting, he may be related to the Slavic god Porewit. [1] There is also a deity, named Svyatibor ( Svyatobor, Svyatibog ), who is revered by both the Eastern and Western Slavs, heralded as the divine arbiter of woodland realms and ...
Slavic paganism. A priest of Svantevit depicted on a stone from Arkona, now in the church of Altenkirchen, Rügen. Slavic paganism, Slavic mythology, or Slavic religion is the religious beliefs, myths, and ritual practices of the Slavs before Christianisation, which occurred at various stages between the 8th and the 13th century. [1]
Baba Yaga being used as an example for the Cyrillic letter Б, in Alexandre Benois ' ABC-Book. Baba Yaga is an enigmatic or ambiguous character from Slavic folklore (or one of a trio of sisters of the same name) who has two opposite roles. In some motifs she is described as a repulsive or ferocious-looking old woman who fries and eats children ...
Category:Russian folklore. Category. : Russian folklore. For ancient folklore and myths of Russia, see Category:Slavic mythology . Wikimedia Commons has media related to Russian folklore.