Monsters & Mythology: Vodenjak by Mad Monk
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Vodenjak (Vodenyak or Vodyanoy) is creature from Eastern and Western Slavic stories that lives in water, especially close to watermills. They are created from souls of drowned people, especially ones that didn't meet funerary rites. Some people believed that Vodenjak is soul of very evil human that is punished by Gods to live in water. It is represented as human with long claws and tail, covered in moss or grass, or as old man with green beard and hair or as fish covered in mud. During day, he rests in decorated lair, while at night he pulls down unlucky people down into water, especially married men, so they can steal their women and make them into servants. He often damages watermills, bridges and fishing nets. People appeased Vodenjak by throwing rooster, chicken or sheep. Sometimes, people sacrificed and well-fed horse by throwing into water with stone tied to their neck.
https://mythus.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_Slavic_creatures#Vodenjak
