Russian
Fairy Tales
List of Russian Monsters and Fairies
Alkonost
Birds
with the heads of women.
Baba
Yaga
A
powerful Russian witch which may be a remnant of Russia's
fairy faith as being related to the wind or the moon.
Bagiennik
A
water monster which secreats hot oily liquid from its body.
Bannik
The
spirit of the bathhouse, one of the most sacred spaces in pagan Russia.
Berehynia
Hearth
mother type spirit.
Bies
Evil
spirits associated with the devil
Bozalosc
The
spirit of the elder tree which acts as a banshee like figure.
Domovoi
The
god of the hearth and protector of a family, a brownie like fairy.
Drekavac
Vampires
which are born frm the souls of unbaptized children.
Dvorovoi
Spirit
of the barn yard.
Fext
Undead
generals
German
Water
spirits which bring rain
Jaud
Monsters
which come from the souls of still born children.
Kikimora
Wife
of the Domovoi.
Poludnitsa
Dangerous
spirit of midday which kills and torments farm workers.
Leshy
The
forest king, he controls animals and throws wild parties which uproot
trees.
Likho
The
spirit of misfortune
Mara
Succubus
or Incubus figure which rapes sleeping figures and devours their
souls
Morozko
(frost)
The
spirit of the frost and cold.
Nocnitsa
Wicked
hag of the forest which smells of moss.
Ovinnik
Dangerous
spirit of the grain house
Rarog
Monster
which can take the form of a dwarf, whirlwind or hawk.
Rusalka
Spirits
of the rivers and lakes which will tickle people to death.
Samodivas
Woodland
Fairy
Sirin
Head
and chest of a beautiful women but the body of a bird. It sings for
those pure of heart, a song which kills those not so pure.
Steppes
Spirit
Appears
as a powerful knight
Strzyga
Vampire
which comes from the soul of a person with two souls which can take the
form of an owl.
Sudice
Fairy
which weaves fate
Tugarin
Zmeyevich
Dragon
knight from the steps
Vampires
Undead,
blood drinking monsters
Vodyany
The
fairy king of water ways.
Zhar-ptitsa
The
Fire Bird
Zmey
Russian
Three-headed dragons.
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