mountain craftsmen
nature_spirit mountain Russian folklore single tradition · 1
Skilful craftsmen who live in the mountain and are never seen by humans. They create whatever the Mistress of the Copper Mountain wants, producing work so lifelike that stone serpents appear as if they could sting. They can make anything the Mistress commands.
When
- First attested
- 1936 CE
- Attested period
- 1936 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Appear in Pavel Bazhov's tale 'The Stone Flower' from The Malachite Box collection.
Relationships
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“They're skilful craftsmen who live in the mountain, and no man ever sees them. Whatever the Mistress wants, they make it for her...they're but stone, but this was like as if it was living.”
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