Slavic folklore

Folklore of the Slavic peoples

Slavic folklore encompasses the folklore of the Slavic peoples from their earliest records until today. Folklorists have published a variety of works focused specifically on the topic over the years.[1][page needed]

There are few written records of pagan Slavic beliefs; research of the pre-Christian Slavic beliefs is challenging due to a stark class divide between nobility and peasantry who worshipped separate deities.[2] Many Christian beliefs were later integrated and synthesized into Slavic folklore.

## See also

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* Vladimir Propp, Russian folklorist who specialized in morphology
* Supernatural beings in Slavic religion
* Deities of Slavic religion

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## References

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1. ^ Kononenko, Natalie O. (2007). Slavic folklore : a handbook. Westport, Conn. ISBN 978-0-313-33610-2. OCLC 148635994.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
2. ^ Storytelling : an encyclopedia of mythology and folklore. Josepha Sherman. Armonk, N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe. 2008. ISBN 978-0-7656-8208-6. OCLC 671465810.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: others (link)

### Further reading

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* Máchal, Jan (1918). "Slavic Mythology". In L. H. Gray (ed.). The Mythology of all Races. Vol. III, Celtic and Slavic Mythology. Boston. pp. 217–389.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
* Mathieu-Colas, Michel (2017). "Dieux slaves et baltes" (PDF). Dictionnaire des noms des divinités. France: Archive ouverte des Sciences de l'Homme et de la Société, Centre national de la recherche scientifique. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.

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Slavic mythology and religion

Deities|

* Chernobog and BelobogH
* ChernoglavF
* Dazhbog
* DevanaH
* Dyi [ru]H
* Diviya [ru; uz]H
* Khors
* KresnikH
* Lada mythology
* MoranaH
* Mokosh
* PizamarHH
* YariloH
* HennilH
* KyiH
* Lel and PolelH
* Niya
* Perun
* PodagaF
* Porenut
* Porevit
* Prove [ru] or ProneF
* RadegastH
* Rod
* Rugiaevit
* PereplutH
* PerperunaH
* Simargl
* Stribog
* Pogoda [ru; cs; fr]H
* Zelu [cs]H
* Svarog
* Svarozhits
* Svetovit
* Triglav
* Veles
* Yarovit
* ZhivaF
* Zorya
* ŻywieH

Personifications|

* Dola
* Karna and Zhelya [ru]H
* Koliada
* Mat Zemlya
* Moryana
* Rod
* Rozhanitsy
* Zorya

Pseudo-deities|

* Chislobog
* Chur
* Dana [ru]
* Dzidzileyla
* Flins
* Krodo
* Kupala
* Lada
* Lelya [ru]
* Pogvizd [ru]
* Troyan [ru]
* Uslad
* Vesna
* Voloska
* Yesha

Priesthood and cult|

* Vedmak
* Volkhv
* Zhrets

Legendary heroes|

* Alyosha Popovich
* Burislav
* Damned Jerina
* Đerzelez Alija
* Dobrynya Nikitich
* Dragon of Bosnia
* Hrnjica Brothers
* Ilya Muromets
* Ivan Kosančić
* Ivan Tsarevich
* Jugović brothers
* Kyi, Shchek and Khoryv
* Lech, Czech, and Rus'
* Libuše
* Mikula Selyaninovich
* Mila Gojsalić
* Milan Toplica
* Miloš Obilić
* Misizla
* Mustay-Bey of Lika
* Nikita the Tanner
* Popiel
* Prince Marko
* Sadko
* Solovey-Razboynik
* Svyatogor
* Vasilisa the Beautiful
* Volga Svyatoslavich

Legendary creatures|

| Unquiet dead|

* Vila
* Drekavac
* Kikimora
* Mavka
* Upiór

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Place spirits|

* Bannik
* Bolotnik
* Cornflower Wraith
* Domovoy
* Dvorovoy
* Lady Midday
* Leshy
* Boruta
* Mistress of the Copper Mountain
* Moryana
* Ovinnik
* Polevik
* Vodyanoy
* Shubin
* Water spirits

Entities|

* Ala
* Alkonost
* Baba Yaga
* Babay
* Baš Čelik
* Bauk
* Berehynia
* Bies
* Black Arab
* Błędnica
* Blud
* Boginki
* Bukavac
* Chernava
* Chuhaister
* Cikavac
* Chort
* Čuma
* Dukljan
* Dziwożona
* Fern flower-Chervona Ruta
* Firebird
* Gagana
* Gamayun
* Indrik
* Ispolin
* Karzełek
* Koshchei
* Krsnik
* Likho
* Likhoradka
* Mare
* Meduza
* Molfar
* Nav
* Nocnitsa
* Płanetnik
* Povitrulya
* Psoglav
* Raróg
* Rahmans
* Raskovnik
* Rozhanitsy
* Rusalka
* Samodiva
* Sirin
* Shishiga
* Skrzak
* Strzyga
* Stuhać
* Stricha
* Sudice
* Tintilinić
* Topielec
* Ved
* Vesna
* Zduhać
* Zmey
* Werewolf

Ritual figures|

* Baba Marta
* German
* Dodola and Perperuna
* Koliada
* Kupala
* Kostroma
* Marzanna
* Maslenitsa
* Jarilo

Mythological places|

* Alatyr
* Bald Mountain
* Buyan
* Faraway Tsardom
* Oponskoye Kingdom
* Kitezh
* Lukomorye
* Vyraj

Objects|

* Axe of Perun
* Sword Kladenets

Beliefs|

* Creation myths
* First humans in Slavic mythology
* Russian traditions and superstitions
* Serbian folk astronomy

Folklore|

* Czech
* Russian
* Serbian
* Ukrainian
* Polish

Literature|

* Bosniak epic poetry
* Bylina
* Russian fairy tale
* Serbian epic poetry
* Ukrainian fairy tale

Christianization|

* Moravia (830s)
* Bulgaria (860s)
* Bohemia (880s)
* Poland (960s)
* Kievan Rus' (980s)
* Pomerania (1120s–60s)
* Bogomilism

Folk practices|

* Apocryphal prayer
* Zagovory
* Egg decoration
* Martenitsa

| Folk cults (also including Ossetian)|

* Ognyena Maria
* Paraskeva of Iconium
* Paraskeva Friday
* Nicholas the Wonderworker
* Veles
* Ilya the Prophet
* Uacilla
* George the Victorious
* Dazhbog
* Uastyrdzhi
* Saint Anastasia
* Saint Nedelya
* Saint Vlasius
* Veles
* Maslenitsa
* Saint Peter
* Donbettyr
* Saint Theodore
* Tutyr
* Saint Eustace
* Apsat

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Revivalist organizations|

* God-Building
* Slavic Native Faith
* Authentism
* Bazhovism
* Ivanovism
* Kandybaism
* Levashovism
* Peterburgian Vedism
* Ringing Cedars' Anastasianism
* Slavic-Hill Rodnovery
* Sylenkoism
* Vseyasvetnaya Gramota
* Ynglism
* Roerichism
* Russian Zoroastrianism

In popular culture|

* Fantasy
* Film

Related topics|

* Book of Veles
* Slavic Native Faith's calendars and holidays

Notes: H historicity of the deity is dubious; F functions of the deity are unclear.

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