8 Slavic Creatures You Didn't Know Existed

Slavic Mythology is an interesting blend of old pagan rituals and early Christian beliefs. They combine together beautifully to create some of the most intriguing tales and creatures to date, inspiring modern classics like the Witcher or even Dracula! Being married to a Slavic woman keeps these topics close to my heart, and I hope you enjoy learning about them as much as I do.

Chapters
0:00 Kikimora
1:39 Domovoi
3:31 Bannik
5:28 The Vampire
6:41 Drekavac
7:45 Vodyanoy
9:31 Likho
10:35 Mavka
12:00 Conclusion

[FutileFactsu]

It’s been brought to my attention that Drekavac, originating in southern Slavic folklore, is actually pronounced “Drekavats” since “c” is “ts” in those regions. We’re all here to learn so I appreciate the corrections 🫡

[yourlocalhuman]

people often dont talk about slavic mythology so its nice to see this

[JanKonecny]

Vodník mentioned!!!🇨🇿🇨🇿🇨🇿🇸🇰🇸🇰🇸🇰

As a Czech i will appreciate every video about slavic mythology.

[mueezadam]

Slavic culture getting the attention it deserves ❤️
Much love from Sudan 🇸🇩🇸🇸

[DyxoXinoro]

Man, I love the Vodyanoy. I looked into it a while back and came to the conclusion that he's basically what would happen if the average Midwestern US dad was a frog. Would go fishing with and buy the beers.

[Igorooooleynikov]

You should've inserted Домовой Кузя in domovoi segment, this character is modernized version of original folk tale, but he is so cute.
Also I'm not sure about black rooster sacrifice, I think it is more of demonology thing.
Anyway very nice video, I learned new stuff too.

[atamija]

one note: in slavic languages <c> is almost always read as /ts/ so Drekavac is /drekavats/

[brnecessities]

I think the scariest monster you mentioned was the disobedient children 👦👧

[dagoonite]

I don't know why, but I've always been fascinated by the mavka. There's something interesting about them having these gaping holes in their backs or just missing skin. There's others similar to them in other cultures, which is equally fascinating. I just can't remember who else offhand. I need more coffee.

[Miniredfoxette]

I saw the video, then I saw the channel name and went "hey! I like futile facts I should probably subscribe"😂. Looking forward to more videos from you in the future 😊.

P.s. I also like the little doodle person, very cute😊

[pomeoxfl]

Thanks for the video!
BTW, vampire in Slavic languages called Upior/Upyr'.

[dariaz]

this is great! Loved the kikimora jump scare. It's so sweet that you learn about your partner's culture and loved it and so wanted the world to love it, too. I know that there are people out there who didn't get to ask their grandparents about this. People like you can help others fill in the gaps and make it easier to explain to their partners, too. Thanks for sharing!

[ewegenia]

Hell yeah! I love hearing about this stuff (and hearing the good music).

Keep it up.

[kid]

Excited for rhis video. Always looking for new monster for my dnd game.

[blecis]

I hope you do more of these types of videos and if you do could you do Celtic folklore next

[thatguy]

This is a great direction to take the channel in. Are you gonna do some other cultures too?

[sakura_pompadour]

cool to learn more about my culture, especially through an english-speaking perspective. good video, you have style!

[Jackentasche-jd]

Loved the video. You should definitely do more about obscure folk lore creatures

[MasterSpud]

Didn't expect to find such a good video when I clicked! You've earned a new sub, i can't wait for new videos

[shanurahmed]

Love learning about myth and folklore from other cultures! Some here that I'd not heard of before so thanks! :D