victoriousvocabulary:2headedsnake:transylmania:Rusalka (1996) — Mermaid by Aleksandr PetrovOil paint
victoriousvocabulary:2headedsnake:transylmania:Rusalka (1996) — Mermaid by Aleksandr PetrovOil paint on glass animationRUSALKA[noun]Slavic mythology: (plural: rusalki or rusalky) a female ghost, water nymph, succubus, or mermaid-like demon that dwelt in a waterway. According to most traditions, the rusalki were fish-women, who lived at the bottom of rivers. In the middle of the night, they would walk out to the bank and dance in meadows. If they saw handsome men, they would fascinate them with songs and dancing, mesmerise them, then lead them away to the river floor to their death. -- source link