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Spirits of the Old Beliefs

Spirits of Animals

 

Byelaya Lebed

Spirit of the white swan.  

Chorny Lebed

Spirit of the black swan.  

Notchitsa

Spirit of bats.  

Stalimedved

Spirit of bears.  

Zmajevit

Spirit of dragons (Zmei).  

Condition Spirits

 

Avos

Spirit of luck.  

Bies

Spirit of anger.  

Bisy

Spirit of mental illness.  

Dola

Spirit of fortune.  

Jezibaba

Spirit of ugliness.  

Krutchina

Spirit of sorrow.  

Likho

Spirit of misfortune.  

Likhoradka

Spirit of physical illness.  

Milosnitse

Spirit of plague.  

Nocnitsa

Spirit of nightmares.  

Vedogon

Spirit of sleep. (Guardian)  

Zaria

Spirit of Beauty.  

Spirits of States of Person (Un/Dead)

 

Kudlak

Basically vampires. They are hunted by Krsnik (i.e. Vampire Hunters).  

Mavka

Spirit of girls who have died unnatural tragic or premature deaths, particularly babies. Mavkas often appear in the form of beautiful young girls who enticed and lured young men into the woods, where they "tickle" them to death.  

Pogibaoci

Spirit of hanged or drowned people.  

Household Spirits

 

Bannik

Spirit of the Banya (bathhouse).  

Domovoi

Spirit of the Household.  

Dvorovoi

Spirit of the Courtyard.  

Kikimora

Spirit of cellars and dark corners.  

Kikimurt

Spirit of Scarecrows.  

Kostroma

Spirit of the Bonfire.  

Osenya

Spirit of Bridges.  

Ovinnik

Spirit of the Barn.  

Samovila

Spirit of Wells.  

Shubin

Spirit of mines and coal.  

Vazili

Spirit of the stables.  

Vedma

Spirit of witch covens.  

Vedmak

Spirit of wizard towers.  

Vilovit

Spirit of fancy houses (villas).  

Vodenjak

Spirit of watermills.  

Spirits of Seasons

 

Visna

Spirits of Spring.  

Leta

Spirits of Summer.  

Osin

Spirits of Autumn.  

Zima

Spirits of Winter. The Winter Spirits all belong to the Zima Family.  

Quotidian Spirits

 

Babai

Spirit of nightime. They abduct children who don't go to sleep at night.  

Polodnitsa

Spirit of noon. Always tall beautiful female spirits, with woven crops through their hair. They hold the midday as a sacred time of rest and will pinch or pull the hair of anyone working (particularly working the fields) at this time.  

Polunochnaya

Spirit of midnight. She is one of the three aspects of Zorya, spirit of the the aurora.  

Utrennaya

Spirit of dawn. She is one of the three aspects of Zorya, spirit of the the aurora.  

Vechernaya

Spirit of dusk. She is one of the three aspects of Zorya, spirit of the the aurora.  

Spirits of Weather

 

Azdaja

Spirit of black and grey clouds.  

German

Spirit of Rain and Hail.  

Moroz

Spirit of Frost.  

Oblacar

Spirit of white, fluffy clouds.  

Vikhor

Spirit of Wind and Whirlwind.  

Zeduhac

Spirit of Clear Skies.  

Zorya

Spirit of the Aurora.  

Wilderness Spirits

 

Bolotnik

Spirit of the Swamp.  

Chuhaister

Spirit of the Forest.  

Hai

Spirit of the Grove.  

Leshy

Spirit of the Forest and Plants.  

Polevoi

Spirit of the Field.  

Rusalka

Spirit of the River.  

Sea Tsar

Spirit of the Sea.  

Vily

Spirit of the Woodland.  

Vodyanoy

Spirit of the Lake.