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Myths and Legends  »  Periaslavlan Mythology

Baba Yaga

Mythology: Periaslavlan
Portfolio: Mothers, forests and forest-dwellers, death, moon
Large Temples: Anzhedonev, Chelyabinsk, Medvedgorod
Symbols: Moon

Pronunciation

BA-ba YAW-ga


Baba Yaga is a major goddess in Periaslavlan mythology. She is a witch that sometimes protects and sometimes harms those who ask for her help. If she is known for anything, it is a cruel whimsy.

She lives in a hut that walks on chicken legs.

 

Epithets

Jędza
Moonmother
The Old Witch

See Baba Yaga for more information.

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