Jadehawk#Monstermarch2020 pic 3: marzanna, goddess of winter and death/rebirth.
there’s still a tradition in poland to end winter/start spring by “drowning marzanna” AKA parading a giant straw doll thru town and dipping her in every puddle and river.
got distracted with like, 3 other projects, but i’ll try doing all my #monstermarch2020 pictures this week. here’s pic 2, a żmij (serpent/dragon, associated with water)
#mastoart #creativetoots #JadehawksArt
#mastoart #creativetoots #JadehawksArt
#monstermarch2020 pic 1: strzyga.
a strzyga is an undead creature that drinks human blood at night. they were created when a person with two souls died, because only one of the souls would move on to the afterlife. one way to defeat a strzyga is to sleep a whole night in her lair. since the name appears to be derived from the latin word for owl, i gave her some birdlike features.
