#rusalka

[inkyami]

I’ve made a deck for the slavic themed Mafia game — each character is from classic fairytales and epics. Part 1 of ? (Not really supposed to reveal the whole deck)

𖧷 Ivan Tsarevich 𖧷 Koshchei the Deathless 𖧷 Solovey (Nightingale) the bandit 𖧷 Rusalka

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#artists on tumblr #slavic #folklore #fairytale #card games #character design #rusalka #ivan tsarevitch #koshchei #is mafia a well-known game internationally? #feel free to ask about the characters — writing about each is too much but I am happy to rant about some #I did put some short summaries in the alt

[s-u-w-i]

Něma-li ústa tvá, Bůh to ví, vylíbám odpověď s nich! If mute are your lips, I swear to God, They will answer to my kiss! One more Rusalka illustration. This one isn't for the calendar but I thought it would be a pity not to make a drawing for this part of the libretto 💖

#my art #illustration #ink #traditional art #rusalka #opera #antonin dvorak #fairy tales #kisses

[chechula]

Some more Rusalka drawing for me and my sister calendar ♡

Also, preorders are now OPEN ✨

#rusalka #ink

[vyvilha]

rusalki are not mermaids. stop translating the word "rusalka" as "mermaid" and stop calling rusalki "slavic mermaids". it's confusing, it's misleading, and it's simply isn't true. the association of rusalka with a western mermaid and undine began in 19th century, when russian empire poets wanted to adapt a popular western motif of a sorrowful water maid that is unrequitedly in love with a mortal man. this literature character of rusalka has nothing to do with actual rusalki folklore and cult.

rusalki are natural undead spirits that are connected to slavic ancestral worship. they don't have tails. they are not in any way connected to the sea: only lakes, ponds, and rivers. often, they're not even connected to water at all: there are forest rusalki, field rusalki, meadow rusalki, etc. they are in close relationships with their human kin: during the spring and summer, they are used in agricultural rites and are believed to help with farming and raising crops. rusalki were sacred to slavic people. the "week of the rusalki" festival, when rusalki are believed to walk on earth and visit their relatives, is celebrated to this day. to call them "slavic mermaids" is very diminutive of their actual role in slavic cultures.

#slavic mythology #slavic paganism #slavic folklore #ancestral worship #ancestral veneration #ukrainian folklore #ukrainian culture #rusalky #rusalka

[russianfolklore]

Oleg Gurenkov's painting "The Backwater".

Rusalka (s.) is a typically feminine entity, often malicious toward mankind and frequently associated with water. Rusalki (pl.) appear in a variety of media in modern popular culture, particularly in Slavic language-speaking countries, where they frequently resemble the concept of the mermaid.

#oleg gurenkov #олег гуренков #russian art #modern art #russian modern art #russian #slavic #rusalka #русалка

[upmala]

“It is ill-advised to dip your feet in the bog, no matter how hot the day has been… yet some do it anyway.”

slurp (2024)

#my art #i think going into the bog would fix me #bog man #i wanted something like the dream of the fisherman’s wife #but more eastern europe #swampcore #swamp thing #tw monsterfucking #monsterfucking cw #monster fucker #traditional art #rusalka

[horrible-device]

Rusalka.

Reference used.

#rusalka #mermaid #slavic noir #slavic folklore #artists on tumblr

[blleackki]

Rusalka

#art support #artists on tumblr #digital art #original art #український tumblr #fantasy #украрт #укртамблер #original character #укртумбочка #slavic art #slavic folklore #slavic witch #slavic mythology #folklore #folk art #dark fantasy #rusalka

[maratycznie]

#illustration #fantasy #my art #slavic folklore #polish folklore #polish folk costumes #Biłgoraj #rusalka #slavic mythology

[ivoryblackarts]

скарб

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treasure

#art #artistsontumblr #ukrart #contemporaryart #украрт #sketch #український tumblr #sketchbook #укртумбочка #ukrainian art #украртпідтримка #ukrainianfolklore #mavka #rusalka

[nocnitsa]

#naiad #art nouveau #rusalka

[s-u-w-i]

Kiss me, just kiss me, give me peace, Never shall I turn to the world, Kiss me if need be till I'm dead!

I kept feeling a bit unhappy with the last illustration for the 2024 calendar. More so because it's the most epic (and my favorite) part of the opera. So, here is a new version, hopefully, no one will be disappointed by that :')

#my art #illustration #traditional art #ink #rusalka #antonin dvorak #opera #calendar #2024 calendar

[chechula]

Me and my sister and our super-last-minute calendar: the first illustration is here ♥ We run out of themes this year, so it is just Rusalka illustrations for each month ♥ Again sketches are much better than the final piece x_x

#rusalka #vodník #water

[vyvilha]

Can you tell me more about mavka and what her deal is? She reminds me of Scandinavian huldra from thr little I've heard and I'd love to learn more about her!:D

hello friend. a mavka, navka or nyavka is an undead forest spirit, one of type which ukrainians call the covered dead (заложні мерці) — spirits of people that died of unclean, improper death, and therefore couldn't finish the transition and weren't allowed to the orherworld. the name covered undead comes from the fact that in old times they weren't properly buried, and were left in forests covered by leaves and twigs.

generally mavky are envisioned as beautiful girls, although in some regions there are beliefs about male mavky (sometimes called didky). mavka looks perfectly human except for the fact that their backs lack skin and muscle, exposing their innards and spine. they aren't malicious, but are obliviously playful and can hurt people during their plays — tickle or dance you to death, drown, ward you off your tray. in some western regions it's also believed that time goes faster when encountering them — what is felt like several hours could actually be several hundred years.

navky live in forests and mountain caves, and they like to dance, weave, play and prank wanderers, especially young men. to ward off mavky valeriana, garlic and wormwood are used, as well as wearing your shirt inside out. like most undead spirits in ukrainian mythology, navky are most active during the green festival/rusalka week.

there is a ukrainian holiday called navsky velykden, or undead easter, celebrated at the first thursday after easter. in this day all mavky, rusalky, upyri and all the other unclean forces celebrate easter. at night during the holiday it was prohibited to visit churches, since celebrating undead could dismember you if spotted.

#ask #ukrainian folklore #ukraine #mavka #navka #rusalka #lore post

[lesoldatmort]

Dazbog | Domovoj | Basilisk | Rusalka | Simargl | Rarog

Last remaining pieces for my Slavic Deities and Bestiary series I've been working on past year and a half. Big thanks to my Patrons for making it possible! It was an honour to have the opportunity to create portrayals like these.

The exhibition is officially over but prints and postcards will remain available online. You can browse my gallery anywhere to find the rest of the project or join my Patreon to even find articles based on my research I wrote to each of the deities and demons.

💀 PATREON | X | IG | Prints

#slavic art #slavic deities #dazbog #folklore #history #illustration #character design #simargl #rarog #rusalka #bazilisk #domovoj #slavic folklore #slavic #if you use the tag 'slavic' on my blog #it will take you to the rest of the series #enjoy :)

[cursedvibes]

Rusalka is a creature from Ukrainian mythology. Years ago, Go_A’s lead singer Kate took part in a folklore expedition, where she met a group of grannies who were resettled from their homes in Chornobyl area due to a disaster on a power plant. Those grannies showed Kate a magic ritual of accompanying Rusalkas to the forest. That experience was very inspiring to Kate, and one day she wrote "Rusalochki". This song is about finding yourself in a world where a person lost their home forever. A story about trying to leave your past behind and an attempt to live in a new reality. The single "Rusalochki" was released together with a music video, which was shot in Kyiv during a missile attack. The sounds of alerts and explosions were coming from every direction, while the band was working on set. Old women in the video are keepers of Ukrainian folklore from the ensemble "Berehynia", which were under Russian occupation on the Northern part of Ukraine in 2022. Despite a huge danger and a long way, these grannies were happy to come and take part in video shooting. These women, who are witnesses of two horrible wars, are a symbol of resilience of Ukrainian people, who stay at their land and keep their traditions despite any circumstances. The story of "Rusalochki" is always relevant and dedicated to every person on our planet who searches for their place in the World.

(from the video description)

#go_a #rusalka #rusalochki #love this song and music video so much