Every myth carries a truth older than the civilization that told it.
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The Kikimora — the female household spirit of Slavic folklore, a small ugly spirit who lives behind the stove, spins thread by night, and torments untidy
The Vodyanoy — the male water-spirit and lord of rivers, lakes, and millponds in Slavic folklore, a bloated frog-like old man who drowns swimmers and
The Rusalka — the water-nymph and restless female water-spirit of Slavic folklore, often the ghost of a drowned or wronged young woman, who combs her
The Leshy — the great forest-guardian spirit of Slavic folklore, a shape-shifting lord of the woods and wild beasts who can be tree-tall or grass-small,
The Domovoi — the household guardian-spirit of Slavic folklore, a small hairy old man who lives behind the stove, protects the home and family and
The Firebird (Zhar-ptitsa) — the magical radiant bird of Slavic folklore whose feathers glow like fire and whose single dropped feather launches a hero on
Zmey Gorynych — the great multi-headed, fire-breathing dragon of Slavic folklore, a three-headed (or more) serpent-dragon who ravages the land, abducts
Koschei the Deathless (Bessmertny) — the great immortal villain of Slavic folklore, a gaunt sorcerer-king who hid his death in a needle in an egg in a
Baba Yaga — the most famous figure of Slavic folklore, the ambiguous old witch of the forest who lives in a hut on chicken legs, flies in a great mortar,
Belun (Bielun) — the Slavic (Belarusian) god of light, goodness, fortune, and harvest, a benevolent white-bearded old man who guides the lost, rewards the