leshy
nature_spirit forest Slavic single tradition · 5
Stub entity — referenced by another entity from source #541 but not yet directly extracted from its own source.
↻ synthesized from 5 sources
When
- First attested
- 500 CE
- Attested period
- 500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Figure in Slavic folklore.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- elves, Kiṃpuruṣas, dusii, ùruisg, goayr heddagh, Deuadai, Pay(n), Porewit, metsahaldjas, Vörsa, Metsaisa, hob, nisse, Metsavana, Metsaema, Glaistig, bócanach, Chort, Huldufólk
- consort of
- Kikimora, Leshachikha, Leszachka, Lesovikha, swamp kikimora
- syncretized with
- Rokita
- has aspect
- Bolotnik
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“The Slavic leshy also bears similarities to satyrs, since he is described as being covered in hair and having "goat's horns, ears, feet, and long clawlike fingernails."”
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