Slavic Wood Spirits

Slavic folklore wood creatures

Elements of my Diploma exposition at State Academy of Arts / Lithography

2013

Wood Goblin

A grotesque elfin creature of folklore, thought to work mischief or evil

Werewolf

Folkloric human with the ability to turn into a wolf or a wolf-like creaturel

Imp

Mythological being similar to a fairy or demon, frequently described in folklore

Dryad

A female tree spirit, specifically the nymph of oak trees

Kikimora

A legendary creature, a female spirit comes house from the swamp

Mermaid

A legendary aquatic creature with the upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish

Fern Flower

The magic flower in Slavic mythology that blooms for a very short time on the eve of the Summer solstice

Vodyanoy

A water sprite is a general class for an elemental spirit associated with water

Naiad

The type of nymph who presided over springs, streams, brooks, marshes, ponds and lagoon-lakes

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