This wiki section is dedicated to Slavic mythology. The Slavs once shared their myths and sagas from Poland to Russia. This particular folklore is filled with all kinds of monsters and magic, providing a rich foundation for all sorts of interesting stories.
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Gods and goddesses
- Belobog – God of light and goodness
- Chernobog – God of darkness and evil
- Dazhbog – God of the sun and light
- Devana – Goddess of the hunt and the wilderness.
- Dogoda – A deity representing the west wind
- Lada – Goddess of love, beauty, and fertility
- Mati Syra Zemlya – Goddess of the earth and its fertility
- Jarylo – God of growth, fertility, and spring.
- Khors – A god associated with the sun and light, often linked to healing and health
- Koliada – goddess of winter.
- Kostroma – fertility goddess associated with spring and nature rituals.
- Marzanna – A goddess associated with winter’s death and rebirth in spring.
- Mokosha – Goddess of fertility, abundance, and the earth
- Morana – Goddess of winter and deat
- Perun – God of thunder, lightning, and storms.
- Porewit – God of the forest
- Radegast – God of hospitality, fertility, and crops.
- Rod – God of fate, destiny and the afterlife
- Rozhanitsy – Goddesses of fertility
- Simargl – Doomsday hound
- Stribog – God of wind, air, and sky.
- Svantevit – God of war, fertility, and abundance.
- Svarog – God of fire
- Triglav – God of the three heads or three aspects, often associated with the past, present, and future.
- Veles – God of the underworld, the dead, and the riches of the earth.
- Zirnitra – A dragon god or a god of sorcery in Wendish mythology.
- Zislbog – A lesser-known deity associated with wealth and prosperity
- Zorya – two guardian goddesses, the morning and evening star.
Supernatural creatures
- Alkonost – bird with the head of a woman, known for its beautiful
- and enchanting song
- Baba Yaga – Powerful witch who appears in numerous stories
- Bannik – spirit of the bathhouse or sauna, predicts the future
- Bauk – creature that hides in dark places, abandoned houses, or caves, known to jump out and scare people, especially children
- Bolotnik – swamp spirit known for dragging people into the swamp depths.
- Bolotnitsa – female swamp spirit known for luring people to their doom
- Chernomor – Legendary giant who terrorized Russian villages
- Domovoi – Male household spirit
- Gamayun – prophetic bird with the head of a woman, known for singing songs of wisdom and knowledge
- Ikotka – demon known to possess individuals and give them foresight
- Kikimora – Female household spirit
- Kurent – Horned creature associated with spring
- Leshii – Forest sprit or demon
- Mora – Household spirits that visit you in your sleep
- Nocnitsa – night demon that torments people in their sleep
- Ovinnik – A spirit that lives in barns and granaries, protecting the grain but known to set fires if angered.
- Polevik – Field spirits who protect crops but also lead people astray.
- Poludnica – A noon demon or spirit that causes heatstroke and madness to those working in the fields at midday
- Rusalka – Seductive water spirit
- Sirin – creature with the body of a bird and the head of a beautiful woman
- Tugarin Zmeyevich – A dragon-like villain from Russian epic poems
- Upior – type of vampire or revenant, known for rising from the grave to drink the blood of the living
- Vila – Beautiful nature spirit
- Vseslav of Polotsk – A historical figure and prince known in folklore for his supposed magical powers and ability to transform into a wolf,
- Vodyanoy – Treacherous water spirit
- Zhar Ptitsa – The Firebird, a magical and elusive bird whose feathers emit light.
- Zmey Gorynych – a fearsome dragon
Heroes and anti-heroes
- Alyosha Popovich – hero from the Byliny, celebrated for his cunning and bravery.
- Bruncvik – Slavic hero who rose from the afterlife to deliver vengeance on his murderers
- Czech – One of the founding Slavic ancestors, the one who found the Czech Kingdom
- Danilo the Luckless – A character from Ukrainian folklore, known for his misfortunes that eventually lead to wisdom and unexpected fortune
- Dobrynya Nikitich – Legendary warrior who traveled to the Underwater Kingdom to save a princess
- Ilya Muromets – Legendary warrior, known for his strength and numerous exploits defending the land from invaders and mythical beasts.
- Ivan Tsarevich – a boy who grew from stablehand to King after completing multiple quests
- Juraj Jánošík – A real historical figure and Slovak national hero
- Koschei – Immortal evil sorcerer
- Lech – One of the founding Slavic ancestors, the one who founded the Polish Kingdom
- Libuše – A legendary figure and prophetess from Czech mythology, one of the founders of Prague
- Mariassa – a girl who faced off against Bába Yagá
- Mikula Selyaninovich – a legendary Slavic knight who defeated the dragon Zmey Gorynych
- Márya Morévna – warrior queen who faced off against Koschei the immortal
- Nikita Kozhemyaka (Nikita the Tanner) – A legendary hero known for his strength and bravery, particularly in his battle against a dragon to protect his land
- Oleg the Prophet – A Varangian prince of Novgorod, and later of Kiev, known for his wise rule, military campaigns, and a prophecy concerning his death
- Popiel – A legendary Polish ruler, depicted as an anti-hero or villain in Polish folklore
- Prince Marko – A historical figure and legendary hero in South Slavic folklore, known for his strength, fairness, and resistance against Ottoman invaders.
- Rus – One of the founding Slavic ancestors, the one who found the Russian Kingdom
- Nastasia Mikulichna – A female warrior from Russian folklore,
- Sadko – Famous musician who visited the Underwater Kingdom
- Solovey Razboynik – Translated as “Nightingale the Robber,” a formidable antagonist in Russian folklore, known for his ability to produce a powerful whistle akin to a storm’s roar
- Svyatogor – a legendary Slavic knight who outwitted the giant Chernomor
- Vassilisa – a girl who faced off against Bába Yagá
- Vladimir Bright Sun (Vladimir Krasnoe Solnyshko) – A semi-legendary prince often featured in Byliny
- Volga Svyatoslavich – A legendary hero from the Byliny
- Yelena – the wolf princess