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Vodnik - Llamia
Vodnik - Llamia
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In Slavic mythology, in particular the Czech and Slovak fairy tales, vodník is a water spirit. In German sources, he is generally referred to as Wasserman.
The Czech and Slovak vodníci (plural of vodník) can take on an appearance of ordinary humans, but often with water dripping from their clothing, which makes their false identity easily discernable. Some accounts give them green color, and also long hair or beard in Slovak versions. There is an isolated Czech example of the vodník being human-like but transforming into a frog.
Czech, Slovenian and Slovak tales have both evil and good watermen (relative to human beings) who do (or don't, respectively) try to drown people when they happen to swim in their territory. They will also attempt to lure victims with trinkets and colourful ribbons. Vodníci would store the souls of the drowned inside pots, and the liberated souls can ascend to heaven, or even revive.
Except for fish (or perhaps fish spirits), they do not have servants. Otherwise, vodníci spend their time running their territory or – in their spare time – playing cards, smoking pipes or just sitting at the water surface (on rocks or willows nearby) and loitering.
Llamia
Fiber contents: 100% Non-superwash Baby Llama (22,5 micron)
Weight per skein: 100 g / 3,5 oz
Running length Fingering: 400 m / 437 yds
Yarn Weights Available: Fingering
Llamia is a luxury, dreamy soft guest yarn base with a beautiful drape. The fibre behaves similarly to alpaca, and has a gentle halo. The natural grey base gives the colourways a rich, sophisticated look. As opposed to sheep or alpaca, llama fiber is hollow, water-resistant and keeps warmth extremely well. It doesn’t contain lanolin, and llamas naturally produce minimal dander, which makes their wool hypoallergenic and thus very well suited for sensitive skin. The knitted fabric is soft and airy, and we find that it keeps shape better than alpaca typically does. Despite the softness, it’s strong and durable. Llamia lends itself wonderfully to shawls, snuggly sweaters and other garments.
Llamia is named after Lamia, a child-eating monster and, in later tradition, a type of night-haunting spirit or "daimon". The Lamia has been ascribed serpentine qualities, which some commentators believe can be firmly traced to mythology from antiquity; they have found analogues in ancient texts that could be designated as lamiai, which are part-snake beings. These include the half-woman, half-snake beasts. The lamiai also became a type of phantom, who seduced young men to satisfy their sexual appetite and fed on their flesh afterward.
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