In this episode, hear stories about a particularly special manifestation of the unclean force: those water-bound spirits who are also said to be spirits of the unquiet dead; human spirits who perhaps committed suicide or died an untimely or tragic death. Perhaps because of the terrible nature of their deaths, they have been transformed, their spirits manifesting into sometimes terrifying, sometimes beautiful forms. Despite their appearances, the beings in this episode are nearly always deadly. So from the glacier-covered Russian island of Novaya Zemlya to the coniferous forests and fecund lake basins of Poland; from the great heights of the Ukrainian Carpathians to the dark waters of the Slovakian Danube, you will hear tales of water-bound beings who are dangerous to mere frail humans. While in Russia and Poland, we will encounter the Rusalka, the water-bound spirit of a woman who has ended her own life. While in the Ukraine, we will encounter the Rusalka’s sister-lore - the Mavka, the spirit of a woman who has died a tragic and/or untimely death. Lastly, while touring the Slovakian Danube, we will meet the Vodnik, the male counterpart of the Rusalka All music by Co-Ag Music (Available on Youtube) To support Mythos financially, see www.patreon.com/mythospodcast