Ukrainian folklore
30 entries in the Ukrainian Folklore compendium.
Ukrainian folkloreFolk tradition of Ukraine and ethnic Ukrainians.About the astonishing husband HoraUkrainian fairy tale of a snake husband and a faithful wife.Battle of IgrenLocal legend of a Cossack ambush on the Samara River.BogatyrStock character in medieval East Slavic legends, akin to a knight-errant.Legend of the Christmas SpiderEastern European folktale explaining tinsel's origin via spider webs.Cat and RoosterUkrainian folk tale of a cat rescuing a rooster from a fox.ChuhaisterCarpathian forest deity cursed to wander eternally.Conversion of Vladimir the GreatPrince of Kievan Rus' who adopted Byzantine Christianity in the 980s.Correspondence between the Ottoman sultan and the CossacksApocryphal letters between an Ottoman sultan and Cossacks.Cossack MamayPopular Ukrainian folklore hero and folk painting figure.Ukrainian fairy taleUkrainian oral tales transmitting knowledge, history, and cultural values.Fox and CraneUkrainian fairy tale with two distinct plot variations.Ghost of KyivMythical Ukrainian flying ace and morale symbol.Gold of PolubotokUnsubstantiated legend of hetman's gold in an English bank.Hershel of OstropolLegendary Jewish folk hero known for his wit and humorIvasyk-TelesykUkrainian folk tale of a wooden boy and a snake.Ustym KarmaliukUkrainian outlaw and folk hero who fought Russian rule.Bald Mountain (folklore)Slavic folklore site of witches' gatherings.The Mitten (folk tale)A Ukrainian fairy tale about animals in a lost mitten.Mare's HeadA Ukrainian folk tale of a magical horse skull.Mr Kotsky1891 children's opera by Mykola Lysenko based on a Ukrainian fairy tale.The NorkaA Russian and Ukrainian fairy tale of a prince who slays a beast.OpryshkyCarpathian brigands romanticized as folk heroes in Ukrainian tradition.Semen PaliyZaporozhian Cossack colonel who led a major uprising against Poland.The Prince and the Gypsy WomanUkrainian fairy tale of a prince, three eggs, and a false bride.Saint Nicholas (European folklore)Folklore figure based on a Greek bishop, patron of children.SirkoOld dog in a Ukrainian folk tale about friendship and gratitude.Ivan SirkoUndefeated Cossack otaman and co-author of the famous letter to the sultan.Slavic dragonWinged serpent of Slavic myth, master of weather and water.Straw BullA Ukrainian folk tale of a tar-coated straw bull.
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