Slavic Myths: From Veles and Mokosh to the Sirin Bird and Ivan Kupala (Slavyanskie Mify)

The ancient Slavs, unlike the Greeks, Egyptians, Celts, and many other peoples, left no mythological epic. As a result, we know little about their mythology, and the gaps in our knowledge are quickly filled with speculation and misconceptions. The author of this book, Alexandra Barkova, explains what we really know about Slavic paganism, dispels popular myths, and demonstrates how interesting and surprising our ancestors' views on the world around them, life, and death were.