#Slavic influence

[spidermilkshake]

Ancardian Pantheon Series

Thurigyl

Thurigyl is the God of Transitions and Thresholds, known as the One Between by his most strident followers. Thurigyl is a very traditionally important Deity for the Doravn (Grey Elves) as well as the Neaula (Wood Elves) and is one of the main points of cultural overlap between the two elven species. Rituals to Thurigyl are also of great importance to Harpies, Ogres, and among a number of tribes of both River Hurthlings and Sahel Hurthlings—in these last two cases, being the only non-Day Deity they worship.

Thurigyl is said to be the brother of both Dhamsar and Lol’eth, and has a particular closeness to those other Deity. His avatar appears as a large hound with three heads, with reddish-hued fur and a differing piece of headgear on each of the heads. One is usually a coronet, another a combat helm, and the third varies between a headscarf and a headband of slick, dark fabric. Similarly, the sacrificial offerings to Thurigyl will also vary—though this is dependent on the life stage the one leaving the offering is going through. Children tend to leave behind things like teething toys and extra candy, while those about to be married will offer something like braids of hair or ribbon, or sometimes rings, and those retiring or growing older may leave marks of their former occupation or crafts at the shrine. His symbols are the doorway/threshold itself, the cross-legged figure, and the jackal or fox.

#adom #homebrew #ink #ancardia #traditional media #homebrew pantheon #DnD like #beneficient deity #colored pencils #Ancardian Homebrew #god #Slavic influence #Threshhold God #Thurigyl #The One Between

[leroibobo]

etz hayyim (“tree of life”) synagogue in chania, crete, greece. the building dates to the 14th-15th centuries, and was originally a venetian catholic church. it was acquired by chania's jewish community and converted into a synagogue in the late 17th century. chania's jews were deported due to the holocaust in 1944, after which the building remained abandoned until restoration in the 1990s.

romaniote jews are the oldest jewish community in europe and one of the oldest in the world, thought to have lived in and around present day greece since before 70 ce. they have their own liturgy that is unrelated to the more commonly used european ones (ashkenazic and sephardic).

#greece #architecture #interior #worship #jewish #romaniote #old & new #my posts #for all u Westerners 'rom' = constantinople referring to itself as the roman empire #so rome/italy is like 'west roman' constantinople/greece/anatolia is like 'east roman' #in the west its called 'byzantine' from 'byzantium' (proto-constantinople) #also it insinuates w roman empire was the 'real' roman empire (despite east lasting 1000 years longer) #in most mediterranean & w asian languages greece/greek is 'yunan/yawan/yavan' (from ionians) or 'rum/rom' (from roman) #in actual greek it's 'hellas'/'ellas' (from hellenic) #in georgian it's 'saberdzneti' for some reason but they also have their own names for a bunch of places #'greece' comes from the latin name 'graecia' #in a lot of slavic languages it's some variation of 'greece'. weird considering most were never/hardly under latin influence #if you think this is a lot just wait until u hear about the all the names for armenia #but yeah these guys were also in a lot of the balkans. if you're from the balkans and jewish you MAY have romaniote ancestry #(at least more recent romaniote ancestry than all other european jews) #not a guarantee though especially if you're ashkenazi #theres like. other jewish groups in europe that predated ashkenazi migration #most of them just got absorbed into the ashkenazi population

[marscellaneous]

god i hate that jk rowling used the term veela (vila) for her harpy-like seductress creatures bc like, in their original context (slavic mythos, particularly south slavic, and, in some contexts, west slavic) theyre like woodland fairies/nymphs.

and given that she refers to bulgaria as far north and cold its no wonder that she made them all blond haired blue eyed (🙄) (she doesnt know anything abt the balkans)

#and she makes them french alligned #ofc all slavic influenced things have to be some sort of evil too #like durmstrang is for deatheaters #veelas are now harpy like despite their myths including a lot of mentions of them assisting in heros quests n stuff #just gotta make them uglier (bc to jkr being ugly = being evil/generally criticizable) #harry potter #hpdm #drarry

[pluviatrix]

say what you will about the witcher show (and believe me I have a lot to say) but the soundtrack is such a vibe. it's too bad they only got percival schuttenbach in the third season soundtrack cuz if they hopped on the first season's soundtrack i really don't believe it could be topped (game soundtrack notwithstanding)

#as it is now the 1st season soundtrack is somewhat divorced from slavic influences which makes me kinda sad. its there but MORE ...MORE!!!! #also joey batey wherever you are you're my only ho

[kyouka-supremacy]

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#First of all: sorry for vagueposting #Honestly I find it hard to consider bsd a stranger to quite directly referencing the world wars... #There's literally a character from an anglophone country who threatens and was fully willing to drop exactly two bombs– #of immense destructive power that would raze the city... There's no way that's a coincidence... #Also the Guild attitude is very much the one of the usa invader that greatly effected Japan post wwii... #It is particularly evident by chapter 15‚ not to mention the way Fitzgerald struggles (read: refuses)– #to pronounce Japanese names correctly... #Bsd overall just makes a very unflattering‚ stereotypical depiction of people from the usa #- shallow and apathetic and disrespectful of other countries' culture and attached to economic interests - #that like. if you ask me really really speaks of holding resentment for the post wwii occupation of Japan. #And bsd **is** an extremely nationalist manga‚ peoples. c'mon. every single foreign character is a villain. c'mon. #It heavily implies it's better being Japanese mafia than a foreigner. c'mon... #And just in case - though there shouldn't be any need for me to say that #- I'm not American‚ I have no personal interest in defending the portrayal of Americans - and I don't mean to. #I'm just saying bsd's portrayal of foreigners is a biased portrayal that most definitely was heavily influenced by the USA's occupation– #of Japan and overall looks with hostility to all other countries and is in that deeply nationalist because... It is. #Lastly it's not completely true bsd authors had little to do with war: maybe it was an exception in Op's mind‚ but let's not forget about– #Thou Shalt Not Die. Although that's not about wws so maybe it's because of that... #It's just... The way it's always a war of Japan vs. Americans‚ Japan vs. Slavics‚ Japan vs. Brits... #Where Japan always comes out as the winner... It *does* speak of a of a subtle not-so-subtle nationalism‚ doesn't it #I don't know‚ we don't know enough about bsd's great war™ to speak‚ but to me it just feels like a big “Japan engaged in a war– #(deeply reminiscent of wws) against everyone else where it spilled blood and suffered but came out winner despite fighting alone because– #we're amazing” or something like that aldvdjskdvks. #Don't quote me on this though‚ I should reread the manga to make a proper statement on this #Sorry for being insufferable political sciences student it will happen again 😔😔 #random rambles

[bigbrotherlouis]

one of the friends i’ve made at work is named zhenya and he translates his name to jay when anglicizing which makes it extra funny to me that malkin got christened geno

#i understand it's from the italian influence in pittsburgh #evgeni -> eugene -> geno #but it makes no sense from a slavic perspective #personal issues #evgeni malkin #i went out with the belarusians last night and it was an experience #following a conversation when everyone is switching between russian and english should get you a nobel peace prize #and you're drunk bc everyone keeps buying you beer #fun times

[unhonestlymirror]

My advice to you, guys: if you see "Balto-Slavic languages" in the article - tell this article to go fuck itself

#why don't we use Scandinavian-Slavic then /sarcasm #Scandinavians had much more influence on slavic languages than Baltics

[spidermilkshake]

Ancardian Pantheon Series

Jurovit

Jurovit is the God of the Moon, Inspiration, and of the Altered State of Mind, and while sometimes feared for his unpredictable method of incarnating himself, is a well-respected member of the pantheon amongst the Underground peoples as well as among Frost Giants (the only Night God they are known to venerate at all). Among Hobgoblins, Dark Elves, and Gnomes there are paladin orders devoted to Jurovit which are known to be highly chaotic forces for good, with their signature polearm weapon called a Half-Moon being readily recognized among the Underground.

As the Moon God, he is often falsely-associated with bringing the Were-curse upon Surface communities, when in fact Jurovit is very much known by his respectful followers to be the patron of curing Werebeasts and staving off such transformations. He typically incarnates himself in the form of an anthropomorphic rabbit or grasshopper—sometimes a mixture of both species—dressed in finery and walking with a silvery-hued cane. As one might expect, offerings to Jurovit are as changeable as he is, and differ with the moon phase. Most of these phases involve recreational substances, with New Moon nights being the time to offer psychoactive mushrooms, and Full Moon nights being the time to offer forms of alcohol. A range of other substances fill out the rest of the calendar, though these are matched differently depending on region and culture. His symbols are the full moon, the smoking pipe, and the rabbit (occasionally grasshopper, among certain sects of Trolls and Dark Elves).

#adom #homebrew #ink #ancardia #traditional media #homebrew pantheon #DnD like #beneficient deity #colored pencils #Ancardian Homebrew #Moon God #god #Jurovit #Slavic influence #dark god

[yearofthefishes]

i want to appropriate slavic native faith in the most homosexual transsexual anti-racist pro black pro brown way possible and really grind my heels into it and not let go

why is something that could be so cool so nasty and backwards

how does homophobia and white supremacy make sense for preserving culture

it's the static landscapes and belief in individualism and isolation as supreme above all huh

embarassing

slavic native faith could be cool as FUCK

lets do that

#slavic native faith #rodnovery #slavic paganism #as a note i am slavic so its not really appropriation in the traditional sense but in the sense of reclamation from an outside perspective #from someone in the diaspora who has had wildly different experiences than those in native slavic communities on their ancestral homelands #but who still has every right to claim my ancestral lineage and the ethnic faith that is tied with it #my practice would be particularly influenced by the balkans and the adriatic sea as a croat but we are all connected in being slavic #and having common ancestors who worshipped common deities #so watch out bitches #im coming

[rebellum]

It NEVER occurred to me that there are wikipedia articles that don't have an English version. This one Wikipedia article I want to read is in polish, Russian, Turkish, Ukrainian, Lithuanian, Uzbek, and Esperanto, but not in English. Which I'm fascinated by!

#universe: no if u wanna learn about this neanderthal site you GOTTA read about it in russian. sorry. #i couldnt understand enough of the esperanto bc i think it had a lot of slavic influence

[thegreenmeridian]

Ukraine deserved that. Yeah the war is likely a bit of a factor but that song SLAPPED. Folk influenced rap about his mum, performed in gorgeous traditional outfits. Love em. Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦

#fucking love that Moldova got such a big public vote as well #love to see Slavic folk influenced music get its dues

[da-riya]

Ever get this feeling where you want to learn a language but a specific accent of it just to mess with the native speakers of it

#originally I was thinking of that posh Queen's English stuff #but say if I'm going to learn Italian I'll focus on Venetian because historically they influenced the Balkans #That'd be a horrible mix of Italian and Slavic they'll hate it and it'd be great

[spotsupstuff]

Feel free to not answer, but what about the Stalwart generals that that person had bothered you?

Mostly curious cause I've got my own rendition of em and I feel you're a pretty reliable source to ask so as to not unintentionally put anything offensive or ick bout the jttw peeps.

eeeeh, the person who bothers me (to this day, n to put it lightly,) does so because way back in the day when i first thought "hey. what if.. i put the Stalwart Generals in here." i was still a very small creator in the lmk fandom, basically, while the other peep was established. i put up my vibe checks of them n what technically happened was that they Honestly Kind Of Yoinked my takes on Beng n Ba WITHOUT even ever at least Askin if they could/i was comfy with that

like the stalwart generals r obviously not mine! anyone can do with em whatEVER they want. i myself was inspired by a jt/tw fic to pull them into my own au (that fic's Ma and ft!Ma are pretty strangely similar even tho for my characterization of her i used the four ma words that are used to show off tones to beginners on duolingo as the main building blocks) rather than comin up with it entirely by myself

but the Specific characterizations of the B team were pretty much mine from what i have then seen n they got pulled into an au where shdwpch is a thing n this was WAYYY before i realized i can just block the damb tag (took me a bit, Spot slow sometimes 😔), seein those characterizations bein so positive bout swk n macaque bein somehow romantically together made my skin crawl

therefore! i havent exactly seen a take on them that could be considered offensive (Yet and i Think, i have like over half of the fandom blocked at this point tbh). whats wrong over at the fort Spot is very specific to the fort Spot. I do also ask that people try and not take Me as a base inspiration for the Stalwart Generals (especially if ure doin shdwpch up in the bitch, but yanno all bout that at this point)- mostly cuz u r limitin ur own creativity!! the generals dont even have specified genders in the book (at least the english translation hahahoo) so u can take a lot of liberty startin even as early as There

#Spot says stuff #ALSO!!! while i am flattered that u see me as a reliable source- please please please always do your own research #dont take everything i say as 100% correct or as the original information especially if u r lookin at the FT au- that thing's a remix #n by the end of the day my memory can get a bit scrambled sometimes n im also Slavic not of any asian country that is influenced by jt/tw #just sayin to make sure! i can make a lot of mistakes too

[raliasnox]

Woof, some more art

So, for those who don't know me personally, I'm 3rd generation Volga German on my dad's side. I didn't find out until about two years ago, and it's suspected that my family has some deeper ties with Eastern Europe beyond what information is available to me.

I never felt at home in the US growing up, and learning about my German-Russian heritage has made a lot of really complex feelings I've had make a lot more sense. My dad would always briefly mention our German and Russian ancestry... but I've been getting the inkling he's ashamed of it, or at least, bitter.

This character in particular is a shape-shifting prince who was estranged from his land and travels the world telling stories. It's been comforting; for obvious reasons, I can't return to Russia, and many Volga Germans who left Russia eventually assimilated into other cultures. Being able to pretend I'm a little slavic elf prince who cant go back to his magical land has been really cathartic :')

#noxs_art #noxs_ocs #I need to reiterate #I have a lot to learn still #I am in no way an authority on this subject #but I am wanting to include more slavic and germanic influences in my work as it's much more fulfilling to me and it makes my heart happy #germanic #slavic #art #artists on tumblr #ink drawing #sketchbook #furry #wolf #anthro

[balteus]

the way i need to shut my mouth every time sb mentions tlb gideon.

#NOT only because im obsessed w the... other gideon #but also pretty interestingly. her surname is the old slavic word for the realm of afterlife #which makes me wonder how much influence there is on the series