BestiarypediaThe bestiary of every mythology
Curated catalog of supernatural beings in 10 languages. Mythology, demonology, cryptozoology and folklore documented with relationships, taxonomies and sources.
Upyr
Upyr, the Slavic vampire that rises from the grave to drink blood with a kiss
The upyr is the Slavic vampire that emerges from the grave to feed on living blood through a kiss.
Leshy
Leshy, the ancestral Slavic forest guardian spirit and lord of the hunt
Leshy is the Slavic forest spirit that guides respectful hunters and punishes intruders with illusions and storms.
Baba Yaga
Baba Yaga, the ancient and powerful witch of Slavic mythology
Baba Yaga is the ancient witch who lives in a hut on chicken legs and flies in a mortar.
Vurdalak
Vurdalak, Slavic family vampire that attacks only its own kin
Slavic literary vampire who rises from the grave to turn each member of his own family one by one.
Vukodlak
Vukodlak, the word that names the wolf or the vampire depending on the region
A creature of South Slavic folklore whose name means werewolf in some regions and, in others, the vampire that rises from the grave.
Koschei the Immortal
Koschei the Immortal, lord of the distant realm
Old man of the Russian folktale whose death is hidden in a needle inside an egg on the isle of Buyan.
Rusalka
Rusalka, female spirit of the Slavic waters
Female spirit of the Slavic waters who lures men with her song and drowns them.
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