Zheuzhyk
Жэўжык
Ringkasan
Zheuzhyk adalah penjaga sungai dan danau dalam mitologi Belarus, lelaki tua kurus berjanggut merah yang menolong orang dalam kesulitan di air.
Zheuzhyk is the guardian of rivers and lakes in Belarusian mythology, a thin red-bearded old man who rescues people in trouble on the water.
Kisah dan tradisi
Zheuzhyk adalah makhluk baik dalam mitologi Belarus yang tinggal jauh di dasar danau dan dianggap penjaga sungai dan danau di Belarus. Ia digambarkan sebagai lelaki tua kurus berjanggut merah panjang dengan lengan dan kaki panjang. Pada siang hari ia berenang di bawah air, dan pada malam hari mengelilingi wilayahnya dengan perahu sambil membelah ombak. Dipercaya bahwa Zheuzhyk pasti datang menolong orang yang mendapat kesulitan di air, dan ia cukup kuat untuk menghentikan angin dan badai. Semua roh air, termasuk Vadavik dan Lazavik, tunduk kepadanya, dan namanya muncul dalam peribahasa tentang kecekatan. Namun sebagai dewa air Belarus kuno, ia digambarkan dan kemungkinan dikarang oleh folkloris Pavel Shpilevsky.
Zheuzhyk is a good being of Belarusian mythology living deep in the lake bed and regarded as the guardian of the rivers and lakes of Belarus. He is pictured as a lean old man with a long red beard and long limbs. By day he swims underwater, and by night he rounds his domain by boat, parting the waves. Zheuzhyk is believed to come without fail to rescue anyone in trouble on the water, and is strong enough to stop wind and storm. All water spirits, including the Vadavik and Lazavik, obey him, and his name appears in sayings about nimbleness. As an ancient Belarusian water god, however, he was described and probably invented by the folklorist Pavel Shpilevsky.
Fakta utama
- Budaya / Culture
- Folklor Slavia
- Kawasan / Region
- Eropa
- Negara / Country
- Belarus
- Klasifikasi / Classification
- Guardian
- Habitat
- Water
- Kemampuan / Abilities
- Menghentikan badai
Tahukah kamu? / Did you know?
Dalam peribahasa Belarus, "Seperti Zheuzhyk!" berarti betapa cekatan.
In a Belarusian saying, "What a Zheuzhyk!" means how nimble.
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- Bauk (Bauk (Serbian mythology))
- Božalość
- Bukavac
- Chort
- Cikavac