Ukrainian Mythology

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Ukrainian mythology

Magura
The daughter of the thunderer Perun, the cloud maiden, in
Slavic mythology, is beautiful, winged, and warlike. Magura is
the same as Norse Valkyrie. Her heart is forever devoted to
glorious warriors and heroes.

On the battlefield, Magura encourages the heroes with warlike


calls, her golden helmet glitters in the sun, instilling joy and
hope in hearts. Well, if the warrior fell from the blow of the
enemy's sword or was pierced by an arrow, Magura will cover
him with his wings, touch his chilled lips - and let him drink
water from a golden cup. Those who have tasted the living
water of Magura will go to Iria, to the heavenly palaces, for
eternal life, where in the midst of unearthly bliss he will forever
remember Magura's last kiss
Alkonost

The Alkonost is a legendary woman-headed bird in Slavic


folklore. Alkonost is more likely an individual character, as
was noted in some legends about this bird.

Alkonost makes amazingly beautiful sounds, and those


who hear these sounds forget everything they know and
want nothing more ever again. She lives in the
underworld with her counterpart, the Sirin.
Sirin

Sirin is a mythological creature of Rus' legends, with the head


of a beautiful woman and the body of a bird (usually an owl),
borrowed from the siren of the Greek mythology.
Chuhaister
The Chuhaister is a Ukrainian tutelary deity of the forests. He is
specific to the Ukrainian Carpathians.

The most known names for Chuhaister include the following:

Lisovyi cholovik (Ukrainian: лісовий чоловік) "Forest man"


Lisovyi did (Ukrainian: лісовий дід) "Forest grandfather"
Nochnyk (Ukrainian: ночник) "Night Person"
Hai (Ukrainian: гай) "Grove"
Mavka
Mavka is a type of female spirit in Ukrainian, Czech and
Russian folklore and mythology. The Mavka is a long-haired
figure, sometimes naked, typically depicted as temptress figures
who lure men to their deaths.

The spirits known by this term represented the souls of girls


who had died unnatural, tragic or premature deaths, particularly
unchristened babies.
Dólya
Dólya - in Slavic mythology, the personification of a happy fate, good luck
It was believed that the "Dólya" was a gift from the gods, a power given by them to a person to overcome life's
difficulties. The establishment of the dólya occurred at the time of birth and it accompanied a person to death, to a
large extent influencing his life and personality. The dólya is given to a person primarily by the mother, is determined
by the family, ancestors and is determined by women in labor. Synonyms - fate, fate in different meanings.

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