{"product_id":"ukrainian-mythology-kateryna-kovalenko-9798232019693","title":"Ukrainian Mythology","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUkrainian Mythology: Ancient Slavic Gods, Goddesses, Nature Spirits, Myths and Legends from Ukraine\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Complete Guide to Slavic Folklore\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy Kateryna Kovalenko\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore the Christian church rose above the Dnipro, the ancient Ukrainians lived in a world that breathed. The oak tree carried the fury of Perun, god of thunder. The river hid the rusalky - beautiful, dangerous spirits of women who died too soon. The house had a heartbeat: a small, watchful presence behind the oven that moved with the family, protected the cattle, and warned of danger in the night. These were not superstitions. They were the living religion of a people shaped by steppe and forest, by flood and fire, by five thousand years of extraordinary survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this richly told guide, folklorist Kateryna Kovalenko brings the mythological world of Ukraine vividly to life - not as a museum exhibit but as something still breathing in the embroidery on a wedding shirt, in the decorated eggs of Easter, in the bonfires lit every midsummer on the river's edge. From the thunder god Perun and the deep, shape-shifting Veles, to the fate-spinning goddess Mokosh, the forest spirit Lisovyk, and the irresistible witch Baba Yaha, each deity and spirit is given back their story, their landscape, and their meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on centuries of Ukrainian ethnography, medieval chronicles, and the living folk tradition, this is a book for anyone who wants to understand a culture that has never stopped fighting to exist - and the ancient, indestructible stories at its heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kateryna Kovalenko\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798232019693\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kateryna Kovalenko\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.24d","brand":"Kateryna Kovalenko","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48437742010623,"sku":"9798232019693","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4caf0a22-e167-4544-9b1a-1d2c3fa48f46.jpg?v=1777163748","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ukrainian-mythology-kateryna-kovalenko-9798232019693","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}