Let's get to know the inhabitants of popular children's books better?
As children, our favorite fictional characters came to life in our imaginations and often became our good friends. Their realism is explained not only by the amazing abilities of fantasy, but also by the skill of the writers of fairy tales, who created heroes based on the appearance and character of real people.
1. Robin Hood
Prototype: Robin Loxley.
There are several versions of the origin of ballads about a noble robber who robs the rich to help the poor. According to one of the most reliable theories, Robin was born in the 12th century in the village of Loxley and was a yeoman (free peasant). Even in his youth, he put together a rather big gang, with which he operated in the forest of Sherwood. True, the intentions of the robbers differed from fairy tales, the cruel thugs simply looted, and profited from absolutely everyone. Of course, they didn't give money to anyone.
2. Christopher Robin and Winnie the Pooh
Prototype: Christopher Robin Milne and Winnipeg bear.
Alan Milne, one might say, copied the main character of the stories about the adventures of Winnie the Pooh from his son. Christopher grew up a shy and quiet child, and his only friend was a toy named Edward - a bear cub of the Farnell Teddy series. The author did not even begin to change the name of the boy, only his companion was named differently, in honor of the Winnipeg bear from the London Zoo. She was so tamed to human attention that local children, including Christopher, often fed the animal with condensed milk and stroked it.
3. Alice in Wonderland
Prototype: Alice Liddell.
Lewis Carroll in his youth was friendly with the Liddell family, who raised several daughters. The writer spent a lot of free time with children, telling them exciting stories about a little girl who once met a talking rabbit on a walk. When a whole series of adventures accumulated, Carroll wrote down the tales, adding interesting details and new characters to them. He gave the book to Alice Liddell for Christmas, which, as an adult, she sold for fabulous money to pay bills.
4. Snow White
Prototype: Maria Sophia Katarina Margareta von Erthal.
This story began in 1725, when Judge Philipp von Ertal and his wife, Baroness Maria Eva von Bettendorf, had a charming daughter, by the way, the fifth in the family. 13 years later, the wife of a father with many children died during the birth of the tenth child. The judge did not long for long, and a year later he married the same "inconsolable", but very prosperous widow, Claudia Helena Elisabeth von Reichenstein. A middle-aged lady by then standards (36 years old) was most angry with Maria. The girl grew older and prettier every day, and the beauty of the new father's wife noticeably faded. It is not known why Claudia Helena got angry at the fifth daughter of the judge, because many more children from his first marriage lived in the castle, but Mary constantly got it from her stepmother. Once the girl found out that her father's wife was plotting to kill her, and fled, settling in the hut of poor miners. The judge's daughter returned home only after the death of Claudia Helena, and lived there until her death in 1796. Naturally, she did not marry Prince Maria, and in general she did not have a chance to be legally married.
5. Carlson
Prototype: Hermann Goering.
The wild but cute ghost with a motor turns out to be not just a real man, but also one of the leaders of the Nazi Party, the Reich Marshal of the Greater German Reich and the Reich Minister of the Imperial Ministry of Aviation. Astrid Lindgren, the author of the fairy tale about Carlson, was personally acquainted with the ace pilot from her youth, and was very sympathetic to him, as well as to the far-right party in Sweden. Therefore, Hermann Goering became the prototype of the protagonist in the writer's works, even the Reichsmarschall's signature phrases are mentioned in the books: "I am a man in the prime of life", "Little things are a matter of life." Yes, and outwardly Carlson is very reminiscent of Goering, not to mention a hint of his profession in the form of a propeller.
6. Shrek
Prototype: Maurice Tiye.
William Steig, an author of children's stories about a big green ogre with a good heart, created his character after being impressed by Maurice Tillet. This French wrestler was born in Russia, in the Urals. As a child, he was a charming little boy with delicate features, for which he was nicknamed Angel. But by the age of 17, Maurice was diagnosed with acromegaly, a disease that causes the growth and thickening of bones, especially the skull. The guy who dreamed of becoming a lawyer had to give up his aspirations because of the constant bullying and ridicule of his appearance. Then Maurice went into wrestling, and in the sports field he achieved amazing success. Tiye's contemporaries describe him as a strong, kind and pleasant giant with a great sense of humor. Typical Shrek, isn't it?
7. Duremar
Prototype: Jacques Boulemard.
The seller of leeches in the fairy tale "The Golden Key" in reality was a highly sought-after Moscow doctor of French origin by the name of Boulemard. He lived in 1895 and was popular among the Russian nobility. The fact is that the doctor practiced an exotic at that time method of treatment with the help of leeches, and he showed experiments with them directly on himself. To prevent mosquitoes from biting him while catching "medicines", Bulemard wore a long, tight hoodie. The little one, who hung around the strange doctor all the time, teased Jacques with Duremar, distorting his last name.
8. Pinocchio
Prototype: Pinocchio Sanchez.
If we are already talking about Pinocchio, it is worth mentioning the original of this tale, written by Carl Collodi. The leading character in the children's book, of course, was not cut out of logs, he was not even a child, he was just very small in stature. The real Pinocchio is a war hero who, after serving in the army, lost his leg and, oddly enough, his nose. Thanks to the efforts of the doctor Bestuldzhi, the man was able to start a relatively full life, the surgeon made prostheses for him to replace the lost parts of the body. It was after meeting Sanchez and his wooden nose that Collodi came up with the Pinocchio doll.
9. Baron Munchausen
Prototype: Hieronymus Carl Friedrich von Munchausen.
The most unscrupulous dreamer really existed, he was born in 1720 in Germany (the city of Bodenwerder, Lower Saxony). Cupid's arrow forced the nobleman to move to Russia, to the homeland of his beloved wife, where the baron joined the army as an officer. When fate nevertheless allowed Jerome Karl Friedrich to return home, during friendly gatherings, he began to tell his compatriots about the incredible and curious adventures that happened to him in Russia. The stories of Munchausen, thanks to his wild imagination, were constantly replenished with new amazing details and circumstances.
10 Peter Pan
Prototype: Michael Davis.
James Barry, the author of the tale of a boy who did not want to grow up and the Tinker Bell Fairy, was inspired by the son of his close friends, Sylvia and Arthur Davis. Little Michael was an inquisitive, mischievous and outgoing 4-year-old who was constantly making up stories. He was really afraid of growing old and periodically suffered from nightmares, which included a terrible sailor (Captain Hook) and evil pirates. Barry was so fond of the playful that he endowed his Peter Pan with the smallest traits of character and behavior of Michael.
Fairy tales are a storehouse of folk wisdom! From seemingly simple stories, you can learn a lot of useful information: how to marry a prince, how to deceive Koshchei, or how to turn from a frog into a princess.
Now fairy tales are read only to children, but it is never too late to learn female wisdom! So, what can the heroines of fairy tales teach adult girls and women?
Princess Frog
What does it teach: the ability to behave in any situation and the ability to make a king out of an ordinary man.
The Frog Princess was not shy about her appearance, as she perceived herself exactly as she was. She understood that beauty is not the main thing, but the main thing is the ability to present oneself correctly. It was this skill that she showed at the reception of the king, when, with a wave of her hand, a lake and swans appeared from her sleeves. And thanks to her ingenuity and wisdom, she was able to make a successful man out of the loser Ivan Tsarevich.
Princess on the Pea
What does it teach: healthy sleep is important for a woman, and no peas should prevent this!
In a fairy tale, the Prince finds his Princess. It would seem that everything will end well, but it was not there! They decided to check the girl for the authenticity of her blue blood and put a pea under her many mattresses and featherbeds. In the life of a modern woman, there are many "peas" that interfere with sleep - work, children, problems, household chores, travel, etc. But you should always remember that healthy sleep not only gives you the opportunity to relax, but also helps to preserve beauty.
Vasilisa the Beautiful
What does it teach: follow your intuition.
One of the strengths of a woman is her intuition. But sometimes women simply do not trust her, and want to do everything logically, like men. Vasilisa received a doll from her mother. It is she who helps her in the future to overcome difficulties. The doll gave advice and helped in everything. This doll can just be compared with intuition.
Nastenka from Morozko
What does it teach: be a woman to the bone! To put yourself in such a way that a man feels his need, so that he wants to protect and take care of you.
The humble, patient, modest girl Nastenka finds her happiness thanks to her kind, sympathetic character. The man next to her understands that such a fragile girl needs to be taken care of and does it without any questions.
Cinderella
What does it teach: meet by clothes, see off by mind.
Not for nothing did Marilyn Monroe say: “Give a woman a pair of good shoes and she will conquer the whole world!”. The heroine Cinderella teaches neatness, beauty and harmonious appearance. What can I say - men like beautiful, well-groomed and stylishly dressed girls. Of course, the Prince fell in love with Cinderella not for her appearance, but for her kindness, talent and sincerity, but at first she made an effect with her dress, shoes and hairstyle!
Baba Yaga
What does it teach: hospitality and economy.
Despite the fact that Baba Yaga is a negative character, you can also learn a lot from her. Remember how this grandmother met good fellows? And she drowned the bathhouse, and treated her to tea, and put her to bed. And only after that she asked about the affairs.
Alyonushka from the fairy tale "Geese-Swans"
What does it teach: do good and it will surely come back to you.
When a brother was stolen from Alyonushka, Alyonushka went in search of him. On the way, she met various characters who asked for help, but the girl did not help. When she herself needed help, those who met on her path also refused to help her. And only when Alyonushka herself began to help others, she also came to the rescue.
The Snow Queen
What does it teach: never hold a grudge in yourself, otherwise your heart will become cold as an ice floe.
Apparently, the Snow Queen had a hard time in her life, since she imprisoned herself in an ice castle and stole the innocent boy Kai. The callous, evil and cold heart of the Snow Queen does not accept the joy of those around her, neither love nor mercy. And all from resentment against the whole world, which eventually ruined her.
Live in reality, but do not forget about good fairy tales - take from them all the brightest and best that is lacking in the modern world. And remember that all fairy tales end with a happy ending! Good luck and don't forget to press the buttons and
fairy tale names- these are the names of the heroes of fairy tales beloved since childhood. Behind every fabulous name stands an image, character, fate. People remember the fairy tales they read in childhood all their lives, and they keep books with their favorite fairy tales for their children.
fairy tale names
Akella
Alyonushka
Alesha Popovich
baba yaga
Bagheera
Baloo
Barmaley
Baron Munchausen
Pinocchio
Vasilisa Mikulishna
Vasilisa the Beautiful
Barbara-beauty
Winnie the Pooh
Ugly duck
Gerda
Danila-master
Father Frost
Grandfather Mazai
Nikitich
Dr. Aibolit
Duremar
Thumbelina
Elena the beautiful
Elena the Wise
Zhiharka
goldilocks
Dragon
Cinderella
Ivan the Fool
Ivan Tsarevich
Ilya Muromets
Karabas Barabas
Carlson
Koschei the Immortal
Kolobok
The Little Humpbacked Horse
King Thrushbeard
Cat Basilio
Cat Leopold
Cat Matroskin
Purring cat
Puss in Boots
Little Red Riding Hood
Crocodile Gena
Hen Ryaba
fox alice
Luton
Malvina
Thumb boy
Mowgli
Mickey Mouse
Moidodyr
Marya the mistress
Marya Marevna
Morozko
chirping fly
Dunno
Nikita Kozhemyaka
Olle Lukoye
Papa Carlo
Pippi Longstocking
Cockerel-Golden Scallop
Princess on the Pea
Postman Pechkin
Pierrot
Prospero
bee maya
Piglet
Mermaid
Ruslan and Ludmila
Sadko
Svetogor-bogatyr
gray neck
silver hoof
Sivka-burka-Veshchaya Kaurka
Sineglazka
scrooge
Snow Maiden
The Snow Queen
Blue Beard
sleeping Beauty
nightingale the robber
Suok
Three little pigs - Nif-nif, Naf-naf and Nuf-nuf
Tugarin snake
Fedot Sagittarius
Finist-clear falcon
Foca of all trades dock
Mistress of Copper Mountain
Brave little tailor
Swan Princess
Princess Frog
Princess Nesmeyana
Tsar-Pea
King Dodon
Tsar Saltan
Cheburashka
Turtle Tortilla
Chernavka
Chernomor
Chippolino
Miracle Yudo
Shamakhan queen
Shapoklyak
sherkhan
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Fairy tales have their own special structure - stable plots and motives are constantly used in its composition, heroes of fairy tales meet with their invariable functions and abilities. We all remember popular folk tales with their triple repetitions, with repeated formulas “Once upon a time ...”, “In a certain kingdom, in a certain state ...”, “A fairy tale is a lie, but there is a hint in it ...”. The space in a fairy tale is conditional and distant from reality.
The heroes of fairy tales are distinguished by such bright human qualities as nobility, kindness, courage, resourcefulness, and good forces in fairy tales always prevail. Among the positive heroes of Russian folk tales there are brave princes, and epic heroes, and simple peasants, and a number of female images.
Bogatyrs were originally heroes of Russian epics, but over time they also penetrated into folk tales. The most famous hero of fairy tales is Ilya Muromets. He embodies the ideal of a hero-warrior, who is famous not only for his remarkable physical strength, but also for the special moral qualities inherent in a real hero: calmness, stamina, good nature. In epics and fairy tales, this hero is a people's intercessor. Let us recall, for example, such a work as "Ilya Muromets and the Nightingale the Robber". Also worth mentioning is the noble, but little-known ancient hero of Russian fairy tales Ruslan Lazarevich. The plots and adventures in which he appears are close to the well-known plots with Ilya Muromets.
Dobrynya Nikitich, like the hero of fairy tales, acts as a reliable assistant to the prince, whom he, surely, has been serving for many years. He carries out personal assignments for the prince, for example, to save his daughter or niece. Dobrynya is distinguished by special courage - he himself decides to carry out tasks that the rest of the heroes refuse. Often this is the hero of a fairy tale about snake fighting, as well as Alyosha Popovich. Their adventures and the plots of fairy tales in which they appear are extremely similar to each other. Let us recall, for example, such plots as “Dobrynya Nikitich and the Serpent Gorynych” and “Alyosha Popovich and Tugarin the Serpent”.
All these three epic heroes are in close interaction with each other, and in different tales they manifest their strong and noble qualities in different ways. Everyone knows these names of the heroes of folk tales. Alyosha Popovich is a collective image of a hero in Russian folklore. In the character of this hero of a fairy tale, we see a mixture of various features. First of all, Alyosha is distinguished by courage, but he is also very perky and cunning. His image reflected the whole breadth of the soul of a Russian person, all its versatility.
Favorite hero of folk tales - Ivan Tsarevich. This is a well-known positive character who fights evil, helps the weak and offended. Often this is the youngest of the three sons of the king. In some stories, Ivan does not even know about his royal origin, but, nevertheless, personifies the nobility and good qualities of the soul. For example, he fights with Koshchei, overcomes him, saves his wife or a beautiful princess. And for his heroic behavior and good deeds, this hero of folk tales receives the kingdom that is due to him or someone else's half of the kingdom, and the king's daughter, and other magical skills.
Ivan the Fool is also a very important hero of fairy tales, standing on the side of good and light forces. Ivan the Fool is just a peasant's son, and he does not at all resemble a noble fairy-tale hero. His peculiarity is that outwardly he is not at all the same as other positive heroes of Russian fairy tales. He does not shine with intelligence, but it is thanks to his irrational behavior and non-standard thinking that he passes all the fabulous tests, defeats his opponent and gets rich.
It is important to note that Ivan the Fool has a special creative skill - he plays musical instruments (harp or pipe), and in fairy tales great importance is often attached to his wonderful singing. This is its peculiarity, because not always the positive heroes of fairy tales are able to create something beautiful on their own, without resorting to the help of magical animals or objects.
Among women's fairy-tale images, the type of the Wonderful Bride is especially outstanding. This extraordinary hero of fairy tales is distinguished by intelligence and special female cunning. Often she owns some magical items or knows how to use miraculous powers. We all know the heroines corresponding to this type: Vasilisa the Beautiful, Vasilisa the Wise and the Frog Princess. This is the female version of the strong hero of folk tales.
This kind heroine is a reflection of the bright side, the personification of goodness and peace, but at the same time, in many stories, the wonderful bride is the daughter of the enemy of the protagonist of the tale. The kind hero of folk tales goes through severe trials and solves difficult riddles, and a wonderful bride helps him with these tasks. Thus, sometimes in one fairy tale we meet not one, but two, or even three characters who help each other in the fight against evil.
As we can see, the positive characters of folk tales are very diverse. They reveal different sides of the national character: here are nobility, and dedication, and ingenuity, and cunning, and special heroism, straightforwardness, and female wisdom. The heroes of fairy tales overcome all obstacles in their path thanks to these positive qualities. Indeed, in Russian folklore, fairy-tale characters strive for the light, and good forces always prevail.
The artist Roman Papsuev created a series of drawings in which he rethought the images of the heroes of the fairy tales of Ancient Rus'. In the author's interpretation, such heroes as Ilya Muromets, Vasilisa the Beautiful, Kashchei the Immortal and many others. others may well look like characters from the fantasy world.
Ilya Muromets. Began, of course, with him. By the way, a bottle of dead water hangs on his belt, to treat wounds. And with a shield, he can quite destroy enemies. I drew this picture from my head, just based on the types from childhood, but later, after consulting the sources, I came to the conclusion that I completely got into the image.
The author of the project does not in any way distort the history of the great heritage of the ancestors. He is only trying to make his vision of famous heroes. “I don’t invent characters, they are all in mythology, I just interpret their descriptions in my own way, I try to find common features in these descriptions and at the same time I try to maintain a single style so that it looks like a game world.
What pleases me most of all is that some people who have looked at my pictures begin to re-read fairy tales, learn a lot of new things for themselves and understand why Vasilisa the Beautiful has a doll in her bag, why Vodyanoy is on a catfish, why Ilya Muromets has a sword in his hands, not a mace, etc. This return to the roots through my modest project pleases me as an author most of all. Roman explains.
Dobrynya. What is known about him (in brackets - how I beat it). A relative of the prince (armor must be rich), the second most popular hero after Ilya (smaller in size, but still cool), a snake fighter (a magic shield upholstered in fiery dragon skin that shoots fire), a seven-tailed whip with which he whipped the horse so that he trampled the kites, and all that. Diplomatic abilities, education and erudition in the picture are difficult to portray, but I put a scroll in a tube on his belt, like he reads at his leisure. Right there he has living water, it complements the set of Ilya, who, let me remind you, has dead water on his belt. Well, the motive of the sun, like Ilya's, - they serve one prince.
Popovich. Well, it's obvious that he should be a witch hunter, right?
A sudden turn slightly to the side, towards Finist.
It's the girls' turn. I'll start with Vasilisa the Beautiful (not to be confused with Vasilisa the Wise, aka the Frog Princess). A combat magician, there’s nothing to even think about, one skull, incinerating enemies (mentioned in a fairy tale), which is worth it. And of course, the doll in the bag, everything is as it should be. A small remark: perhaps not so well seen, but her kokoshnik is steel, part of a half-helmet.
Vasilisa the Wise (The Frog Princess). It was not so easy for her. There are already three common versions of the fairy tale (in one of them she is generally called Elena the Beautiful), so I decided to try to collect everything that is known about her into one image. So, witch. He conjures both with the help of his own strength and with the help of mothers-nannies (grandmother-nanny, mother-manka, etc.). I decided that babysitters would be plump flying fairies in my version. The magic of mothers-nannies individually is not that strong, but if they start doing something together, just hold on.
I did not find confirmation in fairy tales that Vasilisa is the daughter of Koshchei the Immortal (although there is such a version, and it is quite logical), so I did not make obvious necromantic paraphernalia. But the Wise One, it seems to me, could also indulge in dark magic, she has such a character ... I completely forgot to mention - an arrowhead hangs on her chest in the form of a pendant. The one.
Princess Nesmeyana. At first I wanted to make my face open, then I decided to immediately show the mask-visor. The kokoshnik is part of the helmet. Observant viewers will pay attention to the waterskin and the horn on her belt. Why? Because because of the eternally bad mood, he is constantly applied to alcohol. By the way, when she laughs (and she laughs very rarely), it means that she has an attack and she becomes a berserker - a very scary ability.
Maria Morevna. Everything is clear here. The only remark is that since the fairy tale indicates that she is a steppe warrior, I slightly added Asian elements.
Barbarian beauty. Mound Raider. Strictly speaking, this is a cinematic character, in the mythology of Varvara-beauty, it seems, there was no. But, firstly, everyone probably knows Rowe's film, and secondly, her name is painfully noble, he could not pass by. I think it's clear who was the reference. A few comments: axes are attached to the sheaths on the hips, amulets-amulets dangle from the belts, the kokoshnik, as always, is metal. When there are many opponents, she attacks by spinning and mows down enemies (haha). The scythe itself may well be made of leather, like a whip, i.e. it is not tucked hair, but part of a helmet.
Baba Yaga. V.1.0.
Koschey. It feeds on the souls of victims. I also drew this one, based on stamps from my head, then I carefully studied the sources and came to the conclusion that I would change Koshchei's head. So there will be Koschey Mark 2 later. :)
Nightingale the robber. Part one. Upper. I'll have to explain something. In fairy tales, the Nightingale sits on nine oaks, sits high, looks far away, whistles like a nightingale, shouts like an animal. I thought for a long time how to beat it all (“sitting on nine oaks” was the biggest problem - a giant, or what? Or small oaks?), Eventually I came to the conclusion that the Nightingale would be a rider monster. He will ride on an oak tree. His whistling scream is a sonic weapon. A whistle is a targeted strike, a scream is a wide-range wave. He will also have a magical staff to control the oak. And notice the acorn necklace around his neck. It is not without reason, it is a solution to the problem with nine oaks. Yes, many have strange associations with his mouth, I advise you to go to the mirror and try to make “chicken tail sponges” - be surprised. :)
Nightingale the robber. Part two. Riding on an oak. In general, he lives on a tree, this is his repository and fortress. Chests (trophies) and shields are hung on the branches, which move if something threatens the Nightingale. Also, the oak has chains with hooks, with which it pulls the victim to itself in order to eat it.
The oak moves both like a spider and like a centipede, that is, it supports the trunk with large branches, and finely sorts through the roots. It moves slowly, but if it gets there - krants to the hero. Now about the problem of nine oaks. Acorns are magical. When the Nightingale drops one acorn on the ground, a minion oak tree rapidly grows from there, a ground support, so to speak. I drew one of them on the left. They are faster and more aggressive than oak-fortress. Run up to the hero and beat. There are eight acorns on the necklace plus an oak-fortress, for a total of nine. The oaks themselves are pretty creepy trees, but when nine oaks move at the hero, plus the Nightingale with his sonic weapon, the hero must be uncomfortable.
Yes, and the scale here is a little arbitrary (otherwise it would not fit), but approximately be guided by the skulls on the branch, these are the skulls of adults. That is, the Nightingale is slightly larger than an ordinary person. Yes, and in the picture he just screams like an animal.
Tugarin Serpent. This is probably the last picture where I use complex frames - it takes too much time for them, characters are more important, so further frames will be very conditional.
Lesovik. Owner of the forest. I will share the forest spirits, this one is the most important. He, in principle, is kind, but severe and fair, if anything, he can severely punish.
Visually, I decided to start from zooanthropomorphic descriptions, with elements of phytoanthropomorphism, for each forest spirit I will choose the main animal and I will dance from this
Goblin. I tried to embody in this handsome man the main thing that is known about goblin in the generally accepted (and most importantly - evil) sense. The character of Leshy, to put it mildly, is not very pleasant. One eye is normal (left), the right is usually larger than the left and "dead", immobile. Beard and gray hair. They often write about a cone-shaped head, in my interpretation - because of the hair gathered in a bun. She wraps her clothes to the left and wears them inside out (it turned out to be not so easy to show in a pencil that this is the inside out). The arms and legs are covered with hair. In some versions of the legends, he is girded, in others he is not necessarily. Trophies and everyday things hang on the belt: the skulls of defeated, lost and impolite travelers, a horn for drinking, and a bast shoe, because my Leshy just likes bast shoes, he collects them. In the legends, the classic Leshy also has some kind of fixation on bast shoes. But given that he is often described as hoofed, the question is - how did he wear them? The logical answer is that he did not wear them on his feet, he simply carried them with him as souvenirs.
Bolotnik. A vile creature living in the swamps, pretending to be a bump, eats everyone. Throws "swamp lights" from the bracelet to paralyze the victim. Poisonous.
P.S. I also want to add a decoy, like an angler fish. The decoy is long, telescopic, actually a symbiote, that is, a separate creature, lures-hypnotizes travelers, leads them straight into the quagmire to Bolotnik.
Spirits of the forest. Part 1. It was impractical to draw a separate picture for each small spirit of the forest, so I decided to divide them into groups. All these guys are Lesovik's retinue. I tried to make according to the descriptions that I could find, but it could not do without arbitrariness.
Vodyanik, for example, is, as it were, one of the names of the Waterman. But I decided that small ponds, streams and small streams should also have their own spirits, so I singled out the name "Vodyanik" as a separate group of small spirits. All the spirits of the forest are quite neutral, but if they are angry, they can attack.
The most aggressive of this group is Mokhovik, and according to legend, he could eat kids, if anything.
Berryberry, for all its outward harmlessness, can also deal damage (with poisoned berries).
Derevyanik - in one character he combined Derevyanik and Kornevik - stupid, awkward, but quite strong, he can entangle with roots and drink juice from the victim with them.
Spirits of the forest. Part 2. Mushroom picker, Listovik, Herbalist, Kustin. I call this picture "Russula is late for the meeting." Concluding the topic of forest spirits and Lesovik's retinue, let's quickly go over the characters and abilities.
The mushroom picker is not a very kind character (in mythology, mushrooms are generally not very favored, there is a lot about genitals and excrement), not very strong, but very tenacious and touchy (he believes that people slander him). Can infect offenders with rapidly growing fungi. His dream is to conquer the whole world.
The herbalist is a hippie. In case of danger, it can intoxicate the head of the offender and even kill if it gets very angry.
Listovik (combined with Steblevik so as not to produce essences) - the most harmless of all, usually acts as a support group for Derevyanik and Kustin, gives them additional strength and protection.
Kustin (Kuschanik) - Derevianik's younger brother, they are very similar in character and usually work in pairs. Kustin knows how to remotely braid the offender with branches, paralyzing him.
Water on catfish. For this picture, I will simply list the main characteristics with explanations of why this is so, and we will talk about the details of the character of the Vodyanoy in the next picture. I must say right away: I tried to absorb into the image everything that the Internet knows about Vodyanoy, at the same time offering some of my own solutions. I ask you right away, forget the Waterman's song from The Flying Ship. So let's go.
It is known that Vodyanoy is a fat old man with a big belly (done), he is often seen in a red shirt (I have chain mail made of scarlet gold), he has a broad beard and a green mustache (here I cheated and made him a CATFISH mustache, part of a beard - also catfish probes, hence the greenish color). Among the northern peoples of Russia, Vodyanoy is often represented with a club. In general, Vodyanoy is a serious evil spirit, and his character is very bad (quote: "The embodiment of the element of water as a negative and dangerous beginning"). And the main quote for the picture, from which, in fact, the image itself was born. “The catfish is attributed to him as a favorite fish, on which he rides and which delivers drowned people to him. For this, the catfish is popularly called the “damn horse”. That's when the idea to make a mount-boss came to mind. Since the Waterman is sometimes still seen on land, I made the catfish not quite a catfish. In fact, there is a whole mix of animals (all of them live quite well on the territory of Russia, by the way), whoever determines them all will get a pie.
I paid special attention to the harness, harness and saddle, I had to dream up, of course, but fighting pack catfish do not exist in nature, so I apologize if anything. This is not the last picture of Vodyanoy: here it is too small and details are not visible, so I will make it separately, as Nightingale did.
Vodyanoy and Vodyanitsa. Sorry for so many letters, but it's necessary. I present to your attention a family photo, because of which I spent a sleepless night at work, so covered. Let's start with Vodyanitsa, because a new character. There is very little information about Vodyanitsy (it’s not clear where to put the emphasis, I prefer to put it on and), it is known that she is NOT a mermaid, she is dressed in a torn sundress, she has big breasts, she is a prankster, but in general she doesn’t offend anyone much, i.e. . quite a positive character. I painted her in a magpie (the headdress of married women) to emphasize family status. And this character has a key feature that really hooked me. "Vodyanitsa is a drowned woman from the baptized, and therefore does not belong to the undead." Do you understand? The baptized drowned woman is the wife of Vodyanoy, who is actually evil spirits (undead). There is a lot of room for imagination here, of course. And here's what I imagined.
As I wrote earlier, Vodyanoy has an extremely bad character. He seems to be neutral, but with a greater bias towards evil. He constantly needs to be appeased, otherwise he will mischief, and drown, and wave his club. However, he can provide a catch and save, if anything, - and in my version, all his good deeds are directly related to Vodyanitsa. Since his wife is essentially kind, but young, mischievous and absurd, she twists the old man as she wants. And often makes the hubby do good deeds, although this is contrary to his impure nature. And vice versa, when they quarrel, Vodyanoy goes on a campaign and rages even more, blowing off steam. Vodyanitsa herself is not particularly shown to people, and in my interpretation she is not even a separate character, but simply an addition to the image of Vodyany. She buffs (increases strength) the Merman when she yells at him.
Sister Alyonushka, brother Ivanushka Another sweet couple. I understand that I am shocking many with this picture, but before judging, I ask you to re-read the fairy tale. However, I will briefly explain everything to you. There are several key points in the fairy tale (in its many iterations) that are the same for all variants. So the facts:
1. Ivanushka became a kid.
2. Alyonushka was drowned.
3. In almost all variants, there is a “fierce snake” that sucked Alyonushka’s heart out (and there is also a “heavy stone” on her neck, “a white fish ate out her eyes”, “yellow sands lay on her chest”, “silk grass on her hands”, ashes, decay, hopelessness, that's all).
4. There is a witch-sorceress who arranged all this mess with drowning.
5. They took Alyonushka out of the river, “dipped her, rinsed her in clean water, wrapped her in a white cloth, and she became even better than she was.”
6. In all versions of the tale, where Ivanushka turned into a goat, he remained one. Well, you understand what I mean, right?
I was not too lazy and nevertheless compiled my own “dictionary of runes”. They, of course, are fictitious, based on the Scandinavian and those scribbles that I dug up in the pre-Christian writing of the Slavs. Moreover, I came up with the meanings of the runes myself, not really looking back at the real ones. My version, my runes, I turn whatever I want. There will be an additional game for the audience - to read what is written on the clothes of the heroes.
