rusalka

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Eveshka, the former rusalka, is now married to Pyetr and living with him and his friend Sasha, the half-taught wizard, and she is in the grip of some dark magic.

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  1. In Russian folk-lore, a water-nymph. Mermaids and mermen … have various points of resemblance to the vodyany or water-sprite and the rusalka or stream-fairy of Russian mythology. Encyc. Brit., XVI. 39. Rivers … are supposed to be the especial resort of the Rusalkas or water-nymphs. Dressed in green leaves, they will sit on the banks combing out their flowing locks. Their strength is in their hair, and if it becomes dry, they die. A. J. C. Hare, Studies in Russia, viii.

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  • His wounds appear mortal, but he is saved by a rusalka, a terrifying creature out of Russian legend, who comes and heals him with an inhuman kiss. —  Asimov'sSF,Feb2004
  • Eveshka, the former rusalka, is now married to Pyetr and living with him and his friend Sasha, the half-taught wizard, and she is in the grip of some dark magic. —  Take Joy!
 

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