#snow maiden

[lionofchaeronea]

The Snow Maiden, Viktor Vasnetsov, 1899

[vintage-russia]

Costume design for Lily of the Valley for the opera "Snegurochka" (1881)

Mikhail Klodt (1835-1914)

[xylagrey]

Winter Magick ❄️

Source: lavenlay on Instagram

[zal-cryptid]

Krampus, Santa... But does dear Mari Lwyd factor into the holiday-based setting of Toyland~?

Mari occasionally visits Toyland in the form of a hobby horse.

[nerissa-crossnic]

Elyon as Snow Maiden ❄️

[amasdoodles]

finished this piece bc i did lie about stopping shading this was fun!

[motherofsephy]

Check out my contribution to the 2024 Lupin III Club Advent Calendar.

Here’s the forum:

[kanonbreakerz]

Snow maiden ❄

Cold and beautiful like a little snowflake

Thanks to all creators 💙

Credits: @simandy, @simsonico, @saruin, @iowaisms, @obscurus-sims, @ksksims, @northernsiberiawinds, @flowerchamber

[yulchi]

Let's get ready! Last day of 2023! 🎊

Kuroo and kenma in grandfather frost and snow maiden outfits ❄️❄️

[paperandsong]

After several hours of research effort, I think that Elias could be a Leshen.

Hi anon! Well now I've fallen into the leshen/leshy rabbit hole along with you! I don't watch the Witcher and I don't know that much about Slavic folklore, so I'd never heard of this legend before. I can see from Witcher fan art that there is a resemblance between Elias and the Leshen, though older images I found of Leshy don't include the skull head and antlers. And Elias has horns, not antlers.

The description of the Leshy from Wikipedia, as a deity that rules over the forest and the hunt, includes many qualities that fit Elias:

The Leshy is masculine and humanoid in shape, is able to assume any likeness and can change in size and height. In some accounts, Leshy is described as having a wife and children. He is known by some to have a propensity to lead travelers astray and abduct children, which would lead some to believe he is an evil entity. 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. Leshy could take children who were cursed by their relatives (in particular, parents) away to the forest people. Some would therefore describe him as more of a temperamental being, like a fairy.

I can see it.

Leshy Costume design for the opera Snow Maiden by N. Rimsky-Korsakov, 1885.

Everyone is welcome to share their theories about Elias. What kind of creature is he, where did he come from, why is he trying so hard to act human?

[supertanya-mohair-sweaters]

(via White mohair dress designed by SuperTanya, ready to ship, size XS-S)

New SuperTanya collection

[nerdasaurus1200]

As a special Christmas present for my followers and friends, here’s some of Christmas’s most iconic characters!!!

[vintage-russia]

Russian opera singer Yulia Nosilova as Spring in the opera Snegurochka (1890s)

[xylagrey]

Winter Dreams

[zal-cryptid]

I gotta finish my comic where they turn Frosty into a girl and force him to be a body double.

[folkcorewitch]

Slavic fairytale vibes again. Cannot think about anything else when it's snowy and we're hiking in the cold with Baruch. I'm wearing a modern headband inspired by traditional ukrainian vinok. They were traditionally worn by young women/girls. Absolutely love the way the ribbons fall, so romantic.