Rusalki (Ivan Kramskoi, 1871)
In Slavic mythology, a rusalka (plural: rusalki) was a female ghost, nymph, succubus, or mermaid-like demoness that dwelt in a waterway. Most traditions said the rusalki were fish-women, who lived at the bottom of rivers. In the middle of the night, they would walk out to the bank and dance in meadows. If they saw handsome men, they would fascinate them with songs and dancing, mesmerise them, then lead the person away to the river floor to live with them.
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