Ancient slavic art

Russian Folk Negative Characters

Here is a list of (almost) all Slavic mythical creatures. Alkonost, who gets her name from the Greek demigod Alyclone, is a creature with the body of a bird and the head of a woman. Her voice is incredibly beautiful and alluring, causing people to forget everything and never be able to experience happiness like hearing the voice again. She lives in the underworld with her counterpart, who is named Sirin, who appears in an orchard during the morning to cry on the Apple Feast of the Savior…

Poludnitsa is an ancient mythological character of the Slavs, the personification of noon as a dangerous for man time of day. She is a personification of sunstroke, a special atmosphere of a hot midday.

Bottom 2nd from left - volosnik with cover for nape of neck

What do Polish fantasies, fake bronze age figurines, and Tolkien all have in common? Welcome to Slavic mythology also known as "fake-lore."