Autore: banshee
Data: 22-02-03 10:38
Ho fatto qualche ricerca e ho trovato un po di materiale, non ho fatto in tempo a tradurlo ma l'ho letto, secondo qualche tradizione le rusalki dovrebbero perdere i loro poteri lontano dall'acqua e le rusalki del sud (e in teoria noi ci siamo) dovrebbero essere spiriti benigni.
Spero che ti sia utile.
The rusalki are Slavic water spirits, the female counterpart of the vodyanik, and are thought to be the spirits of dead human females. The rusalki of the north are evil, luring men to their deaths with siren songs, drowning them in a watery embrace. The rusalki of the south are generally more gentle beings. Though they also have been known to lure men with sweet songs. They at least prove to be affectionate lovers, so their victims die happy.
In some areas the rusalka is thought to be the damned soul of a beautiful but wicked girl. In others, especially in Bulgaria where they are known as samovily, the rusalka is the spirit of an unbaptized baby girl. Other legends say they are the spirits of brides who died on their wedding night.
These Slavic water spirits caught my eye because of the inborn "fisher-woman" in me!
The vodyanik's are unpredictable, male, spirits which appear as a stout old man with a water-reed cap, green hair, and water dripping from the hem of their coats. They may aid fishermen. However, they alternatively may tangle fishermen's nets, overturn their boats, and are responsible for many drowning deaths.
Traditional cultures held great stock in the power of river fairies. The Slavs called them Rusalki. These "nymphs of the river" were considered protective spirits because of their association with rain, water and fertility. Rusalki were honored with an annual festival each June. Townspeople would place bits of bread, cheese and butter by the river's edge as well as hang strips of cloth in the trees that the fairies would use to make clothing. The weeklong festival was held at the beginning of the summer when the Rusalki emerged from the rivers and went into the fields, meadows and forests. The forest where the Rusalki lived was said to contain a magical well with healing waters.
Mayflies are enchanting spirits. They stir our imaginations. The rivers are not only returning to life with flora and with fauna but also with magic and with myth
Rusaki, sing. Rusalka, are mighty female faeries of the eastern rivers. Whereas their lesser brethren, the nymphae, loose their powers if they leave the waters, the rusalki retain their powers outside the waters. Nevertheless they alway stay near the river. Unlike the nymphae, the rusalki contact human not for the sake of curiosity. The rusalki uses their charming ability to drown humans ( They prefer good looking men). Mostly only one rusalka dwells in one river, and the rusalka often gets the name of the river (or vice versa?). Sometimes there is a legend, that the rusalka was a young maiden, who drowned herself in the river after her fiance let her down on the wedding day. And from that day on she took revenge on young men. Famous rusalka are Thaya and Egeria in Bohemia, Pripaia at hand of Kiev. Probably the most famous rusalka is Loreley who is dwelling on a rock at the Rhine.
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