S02E09 Mokosh
03/15/22 • 19 min
She is the patron saint of women and women's affairs, the steward of our destinies and the goddess of fertility. They imagined her as a woman with a big head and long arms who visits houses and oversees everything, rewarding those who are valuable, and punishing those who are not. The great mother earth— the goddess Mokosh.
Music by Darren Curtis
She is the patron saint of women and women's affairs, the steward of our destinies and the goddess of fertility. They imagined her as a woman with a big head and long arms who visits houses and oversees everything, rewarding those who are valuable, and punishing those who are not. The great mother earth— the goddess Mokosh.
Music by Darren Curtis
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S02E08 Slavic Fairytales - The Girl In The Chest
Hundreds of years ago, Slavic peoples lived in scattered villages far from the light and warmth of the big cities. In that time, myths, traditions and folk tales were passed down from generation to generation.
The Slavs believed that mysterious creatures inhabited the forests, mountains, field and lakes around them. As centuries went by, enchanting fairytales were born, creating a still-living mythology full of magical tales.
This is one of them.
The Laughing Prince
Jugoslav Folk and Fairy Tales
Notes: Contains 14 folktales of the Slavic people. As the author of this book states in the preface, these folk and fairy tales do not relate only to the people inhabiting the lands of ex-Yugoslavia, but rather to all Slavic people (Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, the Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and the Ukraine).
Author: Parker Fillmore
Published: 1921
Publisher: Harcourt, Brace And Company, USA
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We've all heard stories of vampires, werewolves and witches, but there is a breed that remains virtually unknown and often misunderstood. Krsnici are not what you think them to be.
Far from being spell casters or creatures of the night, they are actually the opposite — a powerful race chosen by birth to battle the demons of the world. They have exceptional spiritual and physical strength, heightened senses, and an innate ability to control and often times manipulate the forces of nature.
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