Baba Yaga

identify how the quests differ based on whether the hero is male or female in the Slavic culture, one must analyze both the hero and the quest in the Slavic folktales “Baba Yaga,” and “llya the Murom.” In the Slavic folktale “Baba Yaga” there is a quest presented throughout most of the story, for which only a female would be given. The hero presented with this quest is a little girl, who must use her kind nature in order to stay alive. According to Corinne Azen Krause, a research associate in the department of History at the University of Pittsburgh, “expressions of self-pity, depression, and nervousness were notably absent” among Slavic women (299). We see this depiction in the little girl even after she finds out that Baba Yaga will try to eat her with her “iron teeth” (“Baba Yaga” 3). Although the little girl is the hero in this folktale, much of her behavior doesn’t resemble that of a typical hero. For instance, in most of the folktales across ancient Europe, we see a hero, who sacrifices themselves to save others. However, in this folktale, we see a hero…

Another aspect of supernatural forces was that they were indicative of bringing them some relief into their lives. Like in the Japanese culture, there have been stories of characters interacting with animals that comes with human like qualities. There is a strong correlation between these cultures that they relate to each other, such as giving the animals the ability to communicate with humans and providing them assistance if the person were to treat the animals well. An example of these items…

Baba Yaga is a mythological figure from Russian folktales. She lives in a house that moves around on the long legs of a chicken. There is a fence made of bones from children as well as their skulls on pikes. Finding this mysterious house could either mean death by cannibalism or wisdom and maybe a trinket to help on a journey or situation. Baba Yaga herself is an ugly witch that helps heroes, but with no moral code she does enjoy eating children classifying Baba Yaga as a trickster with her…

Running away with her ghoul lover, Yamato (Yama), from her abusive parents after they found out she was pregnant and she was afraid of them finding out about Yama’s identity, Yuri survived on nothing but human flesh. She was told it was the only way her child would survive and being a vegan, it was extremely difficult. Whenever she ate, she always vomited it back up. It was rare if she was able to keep it down, but her lover never left her side. When he wasn’t at work, he was either searching…

between a few of the different monsters. Specifically, connections between the Baba Yaga, the Wendigo, the Werewolf, and Medusa. The monsters exhibit individual connections of female power, european origin, witchcraft, the devil, and cannibalism, but overall, they all share the common qualities of being cursed, their unattractiveness, and being human. While many monsters lectured about during the Colloquium Monstrorum display individual connections, these four expand beyond that and have…

still around now with the use of everyday spells and the rituals such as The Baga Yaga ritual. The Russians have a word for witch, ved’ma that translates into “one who knows”, witches are supposedly very knowledgeable in natural phenomena and in casting spells. Witches have appeared in almost every culture at sometime or…

arguably, the darkest of the Cinderella tales, is the story of Vasilisa and Baba Yaga. This story not only describes the cruelty of her stepsisters and stepmother, but also tells the tale of a darker “fairy godmother” who kills for the thrill and does not bestow a beautiful dress on the protagonist. There is innocence, death, and love in this story, making it not only a teaching story for children, but also representing the more spiritual aspect of many cultures. Vasilisa was forced to…

One story is about Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the story goes Visalia 's father remarried to give Vasilisa a mother when he felt sick and died she was left under the care of her evil stepmother and sister. Her stepmother had made Vasilisa do chores all day and night to get her through her miserable life she had a special doll her mother made for her when she was little. Every time she felt sad or need it someone to talk to she would speak to the doll, she made sure her special doll was hidden away…

who left the poor village. At 13, Elena is left alone with her dying mother and a set of marystosha dolls. Mademoiselle Ekaterina Ivanovna de Robichaux or Cat is drawn by her Great-Aunt Sophia to St.Petersburg. There she is to meet the Tsar and his godson, who is to be wed. Cat’s train is stalled in Elena's village, and there the 2 girls marvel over the beautiful fabergé egg, with depictions of the ice-dragon, the witch, Baba Yaga, and the Firebird which is to be the Tsar’s gift. However, as the…

Firstly function 13 or reaction is a climatic function because the hero is tested and the outcome of the rest of the story is dependent on what the (s)hero does. This often times is the point of highest emotion in a story and if the (s)hero succeeds it can also be a turning point in the story. An example of this is in Vasilisa the beautiful when Baba yaga tests Vasilisa she talked to her doll to help her pass the tests and succeed which is a turning point in the story. Function 16 or struggle is…