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Show Notes for Episode 8 - The Domovoi

Nov 11, 2018

This week we discussed the Domovoi, the small, hairy, old man that might live under your stove and originates in Slavic folklore. Here are the show notes, with links, pictures, etc.

 

Attribution - Ivan Bilibin @ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Domovoi_Bilibin.jpg

 

Cocktail of the Week
The Domovoi
-2 parts Żubrówka Bison Grass Vodka
-3 parts mojito mix (should only be water, sugar, lime, mint)
-Squeeze of lime
-Shake
-Pour into Collins glass with ice
-Garnish with a sprig of mint

 

Slavic sources:
http://aboutworldlanguages.com/slavic-branch 
https://slavic.fas.harvard.edu/pages/what-are-slavic-languages 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavic_Native_Faith 
https://www.ancient.eu/Slavs/ 
https://culture.pl/en/article/what-is-known-about-slavic-mythology

 

Attribution - Minna Sundberg @ http://www.sssscomic.com/comic.php?page=196 (Slavic is right in the middle)

 

Domovoi sources:
Russian Folk Belief by Linda J. Ivanits - Professor at Pennsylvania State University (http://german.la.psu.edu/people/lji1
Spirits, Fairies, Leprechauns, and Goblins: Encyclopedia, by Carol Rose, 89-90, 180
https://www.slavorum.org/domovoi-a-protective-house-spirit-from-slavic-mythology-and-folklore/ 
https://esoterx.com/2012/11/27/slavic-domovoi-the-heartbreaking-history-of-a-household-goblin/ 
https://www.rbth.com/arts/2014/06/16/pagan_traditions_and_folklore_live_on_in_russia_35971 
Encyclopedia of Russian & Slavic Myth and Legend By Mike Dixon-Kennedy, https://books.google.com/books?id=eD5AkdM83iIC&pg=PA74&lpg=PA74&dq=is+the+domovoi+only+russian&source=bl&ots=lR-1UjBkS1&sig=hgyTp4K0sjtjmj8m6yGBLB6uSQg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi-8Yexy5jcAhVM64MKHdd1A3gQ6AEIhQIwHg#v=onepage&q=is%20the%20domovoi%20only%20russian&f=false 
http://englishrussia.com/2009/07/29/russian-folklore-spirits-domovoy-video/ 
http://zeluna.net/russian-fairy-tale-domovoi.html 
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/how-to-appease-household-spirits-across-the-world 
https://todiscoverrussia.com/domovoi/ 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domovoy 
https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmXoypizjW3WknFiJnKLwHCnL72vedxjQkDDP1mXWo6uco/wiki/Domovoi.html 
https://ronelthemythmaker.wordpress.com/2016/09/15/domovoi-the-guardians-of-the-house-folklorethursday/ 
http://slavicchronicles.com/mythology/domovoi-a-house-spirit-in-slavic-mythology/ 
https://www.trans-siberian.co.uk/blog/the-domovoi/ 
https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/3rjrhp/information_about_domovoi/ 

 

Kikimora

Attribution - https://rusosmundo.blogspot.com/2012/08/dummy.html

 

 

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Blood on the Rocks

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