Illustration of a Leshy by N. N. Brut

Artwork by unknown artist. Source commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%D...

Information source ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%...

Art used in the video:
Julia Tar. Instagram: julia_tar_art
Diana Khomutina. Instagram: dianakhomutina
Boris Vasilyevich Zvorykin
Viktor Anatolyevich Korolkov
Vera Smirnova
Ivan Bilibin

Art - "Valkyrie" by Karl Kopinski.
Story: Krali Marko and the Vida Samodiva (Fairy).
The Samodiva's fondness for fighting is reminiscent of the Valkyrie.

Figuring by Vesper-On, painted by Angel Terol.

From a Russian tale from Russkoe Ust'e, a remote region located along the Indigirka River in Northeastern Siberia.

Source - Baba Yaga: The Ambiguous Mother and Witch of the Russian Folktale By Andreas Johns

🤣 Loved it

I agree! She's everywhere, has many names, and takes many forms. I'm looking forward to sharing more about her. Thank you for the mention 😊

Hi Haru! Welcome! Hope you like it here. I'm happy this post brought you here.

They were thought to fear metal, hence the horseshoes, meant to hem them in to the tree.

Image source: The Green Man Tree Oracle cards

Source: The Slavic Myths by Noah Charney and Svetlana Slapšak.
Image: Vampedia

I find the translation of the name hilarious - "customarily eats human hears". How horifically nonchalant

Beautiful song and touching lyrics!