What are the Creatures and Monsters of Slavic Mythology and Folklore?

Discover the fascinating creatures of Slavic mythology and folklore! From the mysterious Rusalka to the fearsome Baba Yaga, this video explores the legendary beings that have haunted and enchanted the Slavic lands for centuries.

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Written by Jason Collier
Narrated by Adam Marsdin

Artwork where original source could be found. Please contact for credit:

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[jedadiahamaral]

John Wick movies made me giggle when they said the baba yaga thing

[leonynn]

0:50 – Alkonost
1:45 – Azhdaya
2:43 – Baba Yaga
4:05 – Babay (Babayka / Babayko)
4:50 – Baba Roga
6:02 – Balachko
6:47 – Bauk
7:48 – Beda
8:52 – Bes
9:32 – Besomar
10:22 – Bukavac
11:13 – Chort
12:01 – Chuma
12:51 – Domovoy
14:05 – Drekavac
14:55 – Gamayun
15:46 – Lesnik
16:57 – Likho
17:43 – Milosnitse
18:33 – Mora
19:13 – Moryana
19:58 – Nezhit
20:35 – Patuljak
21:13 – Psoglav
21:55 – Rusalka
22:37 – Sirin
23:25 – Sudjenitse
24:30 – Todorats
25:29 – Tsikavats
26:01 – Vampir
26:57 – Vila
28:31 – Vodenjak
29:34 – Vukodlak
31:12 – Zhar-Ptitsa
31:52 – Zmaj

[vegetarian.vulture]

I was looking for some good Slavic Myths' coverage, you read my mind. I wish you growth with your channel, it has to be an enormous amount of work put into these videos

[theserpentshand]

I remember reading a book with Baba Yaga in it as a child. the pictures of the flying old crone with iron teeth, scared the shit out of me.

[Battlestar]

Thank you for all of these depictions and the wonderful artwork complimented with your clear soothing voice. A pleasure!

[michelleengle]

Love your videos, I became interested in mythology after taking a world mythology class.

[BarbarosaAlexander]

Just discovered this channel. Perfect for my nerd weekends drawing, sculpting, and preparing for D&D. Love it!

[ferrelagrios]

This was an insightful video.

Interestingly there were a few that kinda resembles Filipino myth/folklore/legends.

2 different ad extremely far culture seems to have intersecting stories

[GamingWife]

Aren't you supposed to ask a Domovoy-If they show themselves, "Are you here for good or bad?"

[etiennespasm]

Extremly interressant vidéo ! Baba Yaga is a fascinating character, so for those who like comics, I recommand you to read the series of Hellboy by Mike Mignola, he incorporated BabaYaga in his own mythologie in a very interesting way.

[thomasrandall]

Holy shit a domavoy ! I swear I seen one as a child !

[anareaty]

Domovoy is also known for stealing small objects, like spoons or socks. If you can not find the thing anywhere, you are supposed to ask domovoy to return it, and if he is in a good mood you then will find it, often in the place where you already looked before.
Also domovoys are very fond of cats and sometimes can even transform into cats themselves.
And if you are moving to the new house you are supposed to invite your old house domovoy to move with you.

Also in some slavic stories werevolves (also known as "oboroten") can transform into wolves with the help of the knife. To do this you have to stick a knife into a stump and somersault over it. And you should do this again to transform back. But if somebody finds the knife in the stump and steals it while you is in the wolf form, well, it means you are stuck as a wolf forever.

[westongarner-qoez]

420th like!👍
Awesome video!🤘
Keep up the awesome work!🤘😎🤘

[thanoschris]

Dont worry guys i have killed most of them while playing the Witcher.

[soccerandtrack]

14:51 oh.
So this is the inspiration for the denizins in green run.

[soccerandtrack]

21:53 i think i still have a toy that looks like that.

[xnqhpqb]

24:43 it looks like in the lord of the rings

[twiggyjali]

domovoi is 1:1 gaelic brownie

vilé sounds very much like the japanese tennyou

interesting that slavic werewolves express ragnarok behaviours 😂

[Nimrodel]

Would you please share your sources you used for this video? I'm working on a written slavic bestiary and gather all books I can find.

[yyelloww]

Čert (Chort) - less scary brother of Krampus. Upír. Víla. Vodník. Rusalka. Sudičky. Vlkodlak. 👍