[2][3] In some accounts, the leshy is described as having a wife (leshachikha/leszachka/lesovikha) and children (leshonki/leszonky). Slavs are usually subdivided into East Slavs (Russians, Ukrainians, and Belorussians), West Slavs (Poles, Czechs, Slovaks, and Lusatians [Sorbs]), and South Slavs (Bosnians, Serbs, Croats, Slovenes, Macedonians, and Bulgars). A leszy has a close bond with the wolf, and is often seen in the company of bears as well. [1] A Leshy can change in size and height.
To protect against the leshi, one should turn all his clothing backward chant or get him to laugh. The Leshi likes offerings of kasha, suet, blini, bread & salt. They would shrink themselves to the height of the grass when marching through fields, but would grow to the size of the tallest trees when they ran through the forest. There are also leshachikha/leszachka (wives of the leszy) and leshonky (children of the leszy). He is roughly analogous to the Woodwose of Western Europe and the Basajaun of the Basque Country.
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Leshy is analogous to the Woodwose of Western Europe, the Green Man of Britain and the Basajaun of the Basque Country. Mass migration of animals supposedly happens at leshy's instruction. He is also said to live in deep caves that lie in the mountain areas. [3], The Leshy is masculine and humanoid in shape, is able to assume any likeness[4] and can change in size and height. Leshii means Forest lord from "les", the slavic for forest. He has hair and a beard made from living grass and vines, and is sometimes depicted with a tail, goat's hooves, and horns like Pan.
He has many tricks, including leading peasants astray, making them sick, or tickling them to death. He is, however, also known to have a more neutral disposition towards humans, dependent on the attitudes and behaviours of an individual person, or local population, towards the forest. He also had no shadow. His natural form looks like a human but he can easily shapeshift into any plant or animal. It is also the subject in “The Witcher” Saga written by Andrzej Sapkowski. He and his helpers, the minor demons, take care of all aspects of the forest. He is also known to hide the axes of woodchoppers. [9], The Leshy is known by a variety of names and spellings including the following:[10][11][12][13][14], Forest spirit in Slavic mythology, tutelary deity, Afanasyev, Alexander Nikolayevich. When it hunts it lurks among the tree branches and then jumps on its victims. He is known by some to have a propensity to lead travelers astray and abduct children (which he shares with Chort, the "Black One"), which would lead some to believe he is an evil entity. He has blue blood, which makes his cheeks the shade of blue. Other remedies include the sign of the cross or singing "Sheep's mug, sheep's wool", but in the worst extremity, setting the forest ablaze behind you should grow him so concerned with putting out the fire that he will forget why his mischief fell upon your poor soul.
When the leshi could be coaxed to befriend a human, the human often had to make a pact, never again wear a cross or take the eucharist. They had horrible cries, but could imitate voices familiar to wanderers & could lure them back to their caves, where they would tickle them almost to death. Leshi or Boruta would be the negative inversion of the God Borevit, subsequent to the introduction of Christianity in the Slavic peoples. His functions were identical to those of the god Veles. In myth and art, the Leshy is often associated with the psychotropic mushroom Amanita Muscaria.
This page was last changed on 15 October 2019, at 18:31. Should one ever encounter a leshy, one must thwart him immediately by turning all one's clothes inside out and backwards, and placing one's shoes on the opposite feet. He is also perfectly happy with a cookie or candy left on a stump or log. He has fiery green pop-out eyes. If a leshy crosses the path of a person in the woods, the person will get lost immediately. Demonology is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. If the child returned it would ever afterward be a useless tramp. The plural form in Russian is лешие, leshiye (retaining the stress on the first syllable). Leshies are terribly mischievous beings: they have horrible cries, and can imitate voices of people familiar to wanderers and lure them back to their caves, where the leshies will tickle them to death; they also remove signs from their posts. See more ideas about Slavic mythology, Mythology, Mythical creatures. In its primary form the creature looks like a bear and wildcat combined. He can also vary in size, shrinking himself to the height of a blade of grass when moving through open fields, or growing to the size of the tallest trees when in the forest. The Leshy or Lesovik(plural leshiye) is a male woodland spirit in Slavic mythology who protects wild animals and forests. Legend describes him as having a red scarf and his left shoe on his right foot. The plural form in Russian is лешие, leshiye (retaining the stress on the first syllable).
Leshy (Polish: Leszy, in English sometimes spelled Leshii or Leszi) is a mythical creature that appears in Slavic mythology. As the spirit rules over the forest and hunting, he may be related to the Slavic god Porewit. He is the Forest Lord and carries a club to express that he is the master of the wood. Upon entering a forest, one always uttered a protective spell or prayer lest they run into him. It is also the subject in “The Witcher” Saga written by Andrzej Sapkowski.
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