In Slavic mythology, Dodola is the wife of the thunder god Perun, & the goddess associated with harvest & autumn rain. When she milks her celestial cows, the clouds, it rains on earth. She can control lightning & uses it to punish those who mistreat women.#FolkloreThursday🎨Hieu

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I thought it would be fun to do some Slavic folklore stuff this October if I can muster the energy, so here's a Leshy 🌲

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Btw, you know it's a game from a Slavic country if it has a carpet on the wall😏

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Writing on 'analogue' art as part of my project. These paintings by elin o'Hara slavick, Mahwish Chishty, & are esp. interesting in the way they disrupt the aerial view, 'encode' aspects of drone violence, & compel the viewer to look closer.

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In Slavic folklore, Baba Yaga is a supernatural being who appears as a deformed, ferocious old woman. She can be both benefactor & villain. She is also regarded as a Mother Earth figure and guardian of the forest.

🎨Xenia Berezovsky

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Creppy lady for contest.
Inspired by slavic mythology👻

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Avir. done for "The Devil's bridge". A slavic adventure. Copyright studio.

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VAMPIRES & WEREWOLVES. In Slavic lore the is closely related to the VUKODLAK, Serbo-Croatian vampire, means 'wolf's hair'. VYRKOLAKA is a Greek term for either vampire or werewolf; werewolves can become vampires after death

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Early Slavic houses differ from Germanic longhouses by being small, made for one family, whereas the longhouse can shelter the whole kin. These architectural differences can be traced to the Neolithic period of Western and South-Eastern Europe.

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The Slavic believed that the Vodyanoy was born from the spirit of an unbaptised man who committed suicide, and thusis terrified of holy waters. As a result, people believed they could protect themselves from his evil ways by blessing any watering holes.

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I was wondering which of the Slavic peoples Yara belongs to, when I usually draw it as something generalized, Ukrainian version
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Hello! I am a potato illustrator from a Slavic place and here are a few of my works.

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Dożynki, the Slavic harvest festival, was originally celebrated on the Autumn Equinox. Traditions include parades, feasts, wheat wreaths, and dancing. A wreath made from the last of the year's wheat was believed to have magical powers.

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ぼたん & AK-12
Tripaloski slavic aura Botan with Russian AK-12 on action.


Pixiv :
https://t.co/FzkaKxBC32

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He's kinda a werewolf if that aint clear-
specifically a Volkolak, the north Slavic equivalent to the western werewolf

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"The Family of the Vourdalak" is a novella by Alexei Tolstoy. The word "Vourdalak" was referenced by Pushkin referring to or werewolves from Slavic folklore. The novella became the basis for "I Wurdulak", one of the 3 parts of "Black Sabbath" https://t.co/SOJyWUUVLo

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Today’s theme is Harvests!
Lady Midday, or Poludnitsa, is a slavic demon associated with heatstroke. She appears before workers in fields, asks them riddles, and chops off their heads/drives them insane. Typical gal things.

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Leshy wood spirit, these creatures are guardians of forest, altho best be careful since they can lead travellers astray!

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