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
We played promos for two amazing podcasts this week! Here’s how to find them:
Blood on the Rocks
https://murder.ly/blood-on-the-rocks
Ignorance Was Bliss
https://iwbpodcast.podbean.com/
Listen to our megasode WWI collaboration with Blood on the Rocks (also featuring Ignorance Was Bliss!), where we discuss the German sub U-28’s Whale Eater Cryptid sighting here: https://murder.ly/blood-on-the-rocks/specialfirst-world-war-centenary-megasode/
We are giving away FREE STICKERS! If you want some, leave us a (hopefully nice so Lindsay doesn’t cry) review on iTunes, take a screenshot, email that and your mailing address to admin@folkloreontherocks.com, and we will mail you some stickers for free! Also, once we hit 100 iTunes reviews, we'll release a bonus episode with a listener selected creature!
If you have any personal stories about creatures, monsters, or cryptids (even if you don't know what it was), please email us at stories@folkloreontherocks.com so we can eventually do a listener episode!
Find us on Instagram and Facebook @FolkloreontheRocks and Twitter @FolkloreRocks