2026-01-16
•3 min read
slavic mythology
monsters and myths
Baba Yaga: The Iron Nose
She is the Grandmother of the Forest. She travels in a mortar, steers with a pestle, and lives in a house that walks on chicken legs. She is not evil, but she is certainly not safe.
slavic-mythologywitchesforest-spirits+2
monsters and myths
Koschei: The Deathless
He is the supreme sorcerer of the north. An ancient warlock who kidnapped the wind and hid his soul where no one could find it. You can burn him, crush him, or chop him to pieces—but he will not die.
2026-01-16
•2 min read
russian-folkloreslavic-mythologysorcerers+3
monsters and myths
Leshy: The Lord of the Forest
He is as tall as the pines and as small as a blade of grass. He has green hair, bark for skin, and his shoes are on backward. If you get lost in the Russian woods, it's because the Leshy wants you to be lost.
2026-01-16
•3 min read
slavic-mythologyforest-spiritstricksters+2
monsters and myths
Zmey Gorynych: The Three-Headed Doom
Three heads. Three mouths breathing green fire. Scales that shatter swords. Zmey Gorynych is not just a dragon. He is the apocalypse of the mountains.
2026-01-16
•2 min read
slavic-mythologyrussian-folkloredragons+2