Whispers from the Dnipro

A Treasury of Ukrainian Mythic Tales

The myths of Ukraine were never written in ink; they were whispered by the wind and carved into the banks of the Dnipro.

Step into a land defined by extremes – where endless golden steppes meet the crushing density of the Carpathian forests. For centuries, the people here lived by a "dual faith," a survival strategy where the church provided salvation, but the spirits of the earth provided the rules.

Whispers from the Dnipro is not just a collection of fairy tales; it is a record of the negotiations between humanity and the wild. In these pages, the spirits are not monsters to be slain by wandering knights – they are the landlords of the natural world, and we are merely the tenants.

Inside, you will encounter the creatures that haunt the Slavic imagination:

• The Rusalka: Water nymphs who weave sorrow into braids and test the will of the lonely.
• The Vodianyk: The jealous Lord of the River who demands a tithe for every fish caught.
• The Domovyk: The hairy guardian of the hearth who protects the home – or destroys it if offended.
• The Chugaister: The dancing giant of the Carpathians who hunts nightmares.
• The Upyr: The terrifying, drought-bringing ancestor who refuses to stay in the grave.
• Baba Yaga: The wise and terrifying crone whose hut turns on chicken legs.

From the suffocating heat of the Noon Witch in the wheat fields to the deceptive paths of the forest spirit Blud, these eighteen tales weave a tapestry of darkness, resilience, and the ancient magic of the soil.

Includes a comprehensive Glossary of Ukrainian spirits, creatures, and cultural terms.

The first part of the book is missing

The book starts with chapter 7 and has no introduction. You just get dumped into a story. I guess I’m just happy that it was free and only an hour and half long. Now I wonder where the rest of the book is.