Day 268, the Rarog can look like a hawk, a falcon or a fiery dwarf. The creature turns himself into a whirlwind to wreck chaos across the land. It is commonly thought to bring misfortune and illness so the people of old Russia, Pommeranians, and Bulgariand threw themselves face fine before a whirlwind to ward off the ill luck. Some would even throw knives into the whirlwind in hopes of killing the beast. www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ImaginaryRibbon • • • #whirlwind #fire #firebird #fiery #hawk #firehawk #rarog #slavic #spirit #creature #myth #folklore #legand #slavicfolklore #slaviclegend #mythology #slavicmythology #watercolour #watercolourart #watercolourpainting #watercolourdrawing #conceptart #fantasy #fantasyart #fantasypainting #illustration #draweveryday #autumnillustration https://www.instagram.com/p/BorcgHOle-Q/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=17qzlaeau3erh

Viktor Vastnesov (1848 - 1926) “Bogatyrs” ~1898 —–left to right: Dobrynya Nikitich, Ilya Muromets, Alyosha Popovich. A bogatyr is a stock character in medieval East Slavic legends (byliny), akin to a Western European knight-errant. •

Day 582 Miawki are cat like people that live in the wilderness of the Bieszczady region. During May, when the sun shines bright in the sky, they come into the fields for what looks to be a festival. From far away the Miawki look like a group of children playing around. Yet when they are on large groups they will try to drag anyone in between the trees. If they succeeded it is said that the person they drag into the trees will meet a gruesome death. • • • #slavic #slavicmythology #slavicfolklore #slaviclegend #folklore #myth #legend #vibrant #forest #creature #creatureart #green #sunray #feedingstation #animals #illustration #draweveryday #environmentart #illustration #fantasy #fantasyart #fantasysketch #fantasypainting #fantasylandscape #digitalpainting #digitalart #digitaldrawing #krita #Miawki https://www.instagram.com/p/B1Rf-PKBxFg/?igshid=fpq2ofbmdmcd

Day 581 in the depths of grass filled mountains three graves stood side by side and with them a resentful spirit who could not come to terms with the way they passed. Watching over the region a Mogilnik stood high above to warn people passing by of the danger. Howling with an ear piercing screech, no one thought to use the path near the spirit for they were too frightened of the beast lurking near. • • • #Mogilnik #slavic #slavicfolklore #slaviclegend #folklore #myth #legend #beast #creature #spirit #ghost #death #danger #mountain #mountainrange #grass #landscape #simple #illustration #draweveryday #environmentart #conceptart #fantasy #fantasyart #fantasysketch #fantasypainting #digital #digitalart #digitalpainting #krita https://www.instagram.com/p/B1OyJXthxEH/?igshid=1d0iltmn6s3rx

Day 567 Granicznik is a mysterious creature, they shine brightly at the edges of villages. Never approaching its residents but silently watching over the fields. Ones that saw these creatures described them in a variety of ways, as people with luminous faces or headless bodies. When morning came many people would see home like imprints amongst their corps. • • • #slavic #slavicfolktale #folk #slavicmyth #slaviclegend #legend #mythology #folktale #creature #creaturedesign #art #conceptart #concept #illustration #environmentart #Graniczny #granicznik #monster #glow #field #farm #countryside #fantasypainting #fantasyillustration #fantasyart #fantasy #krita #draweveryday #digitalart #digital https://www.instagram.com/p/B0tT80thoOZ/?igshid=1czrt17stzmoi

Day 263, the Polevik is a field spirit with mismatched eyes and hair made of grass. Musguiding the ones that get lost in the fields and bring disease, according to legend if you want to appease a Polevik you must place two eggs, a rooster, a toad, and a crow into a ditch when no one is looking. I find this creature quite fascinating! Most certainly a mischievous spirit with a fantastic appearance! www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ImaginaryRibbon • • • #slavic #slavicart #slaviclegend #slavikfolklore #creature #mythology #myth #slavicmythology #legend #field #Polevik #art #autumn #autumnart #october #drawing #watercolour #watercolourpainting #watercoloursketch #watercolourlandscape #watercolourdrawing #fantasy #fantasyart #fantasysketch #fantasypainting #fantasylandscape #illustration #environmentart #conceptart #hay https://www.instagram.com/p/Boel-K6lkDm/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=m2l2uemc0niw