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[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 days ago (3 children)

TIL:

In Slavic folklore, the rusalka (plural: rusalki; Cyrillic: русалка, plural: русалки; Polish: rusałka, plural: rusałki) is a female entity, often malicious toward mankind and frequently associated with water.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Yeah, they have a thing for luring men to the shore and then drowning them in the stories I heard. Kind of like a Greek siren, but less nautical and more hands on, I guess.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

They are 1:1 copy of Greek Naiads (water nymphs). Sirens are mermaids (fish tails), water nymphs don't have fish tails. That's the only difference as far as I know. Both drown men.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

IIRC they're undead, which is different. Specifically, suicides by drowning of jilted lovers, which is so particular it's no wonder they aren't often seen. /s

Hmm... Wikipedia says that's a later version, and in the pagan era they were probably much more Naiad-ish, including some being benign. I don't know if I'd say "copy", as it's hard to say for sure it doesn't extend back to the proto-Indo-European days. There's not much evidence of contact with the Greeks until after the Greek epics were written.

Anyway, hope you appreciate my research content.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

I appreciate your research content!

I was going off by the aesthetic alone, I'm not surprised their backstories differ, but it's not really something you think about when you're getting pulled to the bottom. You probably would notice a fish tail though.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago

Thank you for translating my content!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

Neat. What do you think the

...erica would...
...cessary funds o...
etc.

Bits are about?

Also, maybe she is doing the macarena?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago (2 children)

The real question is What the heck are the orb-boys, really?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

I thought it was an egg.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Obviously, that's a sentient bean.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

I'm pretty sure that's not a bean, but rather Hank with his hat rotated so you can't see "The Navy" printed on it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

No clue but am certainly curious.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

Maybe Erica's bank account bounced after she bought all her bean friends hats.