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RUSSIAN FAERIES
In Lithuania,
faeries are called deives and laume. They are beautiful,
blond, blue-eyed females and were transformed from former
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Here is the partial list of Russian faeries (fairies):
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BASILISK: This creature has
the body and head of a huge, golden snake, with a comb of
a rooster on its head. It holds the front half of its body
upright. It hates humans and can kill them just by looking
at them or breathing on them. It can be killed by being
shown its reflection in a mirror. When it dies, it
releases an obnoxious, poisonous gas. It is known in
Greece, the Baltic countries, Eastern Europe and Russia.
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RUSALKI: Beautiful, female water faery with long, green
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WHITE LADY: Part of the royal family of Prussia. A
“spirit” said to appear before the death of one of the
family.
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Come faeries,
take me out of this dull world,
for I would
ride with you upon the wind and dance upon the mountains
like a flame.
William Butler Yeats
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