Ferril
07-09-2007, 05:48 PM
One of my recent works, this is actually my first post here. Critique is welcomed :)
Useful info:
In Slavic mythology, a mavka (plural:mavki) was a female ghost that dwelled in a waterway (usually in the forest). A soul of either a drowned virgin or a child that died unbaptized can become a mavka. Details of mavka's appearance and behaviour vary widely, but a common feature is that the nymphs attempt to entice men or simply people who are lost. In some areas, they are the subject of a festival in the early summer, when they are thought to emerge from the water and dance by night. Mavki don't reflect in water. During the day they often hide in shadows near the lake or trees and each winter they enter deep sleep in the pussy-willow or willows near the lakes.
http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/3486/mavkafinalrd3.jpg
Useful info:
In Slavic mythology, a mavka (plural:mavki) was a female ghost that dwelled in a waterway (usually in the forest). A soul of either a drowned virgin or a child that died unbaptized can become a mavka. Details of mavka's appearance and behaviour vary widely, but a common feature is that the nymphs attempt to entice men or simply people who are lost. In some areas, they are the subject of a festival in the early summer, when they are thought to emerge from the water and dance by night. Mavki don't reflect in water. During the day they often hide in shadows near the lake or trees and each winter they enter deep sleep in the pussy-willow or willows near the lakes.
http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/3486/mavkafinalrd3.jpg