Meduza
deity Russian folklore single tradition · 1
Meduza is a mythical creature in Russian folklore, also known as Meluza or Meluzina. She is depicted as half-woman, half-snake, or as the half-woman, half-fish creature. She is also said to be the deity of deception.
When
- First attested
- 1600 CE
- Attested period
- 1600 – 1700
- Historical notes
- Depicted in a Russian lubok of the 17th or 18th century.
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“She is represented as a sea monster with the head of a beautiful dark-haired maiden, having the body and belly of a striped beast, a dragon tail with a snake's mouth at the end, and legs resembling those of an elephant with the same snake mouths at the end. She also wears a crown.”
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