The water one fully embodies the essence of the element in which he lives. Like water itself, it can be dangerous, or it can help, save, give life.
The merlin is often described as having a fish tail instead of legs. He has the appearance of an old man with algae and ooze on his body. He has a bright green mustache and large eyes. In some cases, the merlin looks like a man with horns. Instead of hands, he may have paws.
The water one generally easily changes its appearance. He can pretend to be a fish, a horse, a child, a drowned man. It is possible to identify a water person, if he takes the form of a person, by the fact that water will drip from his left floor.
The favorite habitat of the watermaker is near the watermill. Under the millwheel, the water was usually deep and clear, so it was especially pleasant to the water. The aquatic species almost never leaves its habitat.
As a water lord, he stands above all other creatures living in the water, and both fish and mermaids obey him equally. Catfish are considered to be the favorites of aquatic animals. It is on the catfish that the water catfish sometimes swim, which gave the catfish the popular nickname "devil's horse". Catfish acts as a kind of dog for the water, finds and brings drowned people to its owner.
A water one who lives in spring water is stronger than one living in a river or lake. This is due to the fact that the springs, according to legend, appeared from the lightning strike of Perun. Spring springs bursting out of the ground were therefore called "rattling".
The merman does not seek to harm. But if he is offended, he can take revenge - break the mill, drive the fish away.
In rare cases, the merman can attack a person. To do this, the waterman set up an ambush in the water, and then dragged people under the water. People who drowned in this way became his slaves. Many legends tell about such behavior of aquatic. The most famous is the legend of Sadko's wanderings.
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Young and charming drowned women have a chance to become the wife of a merman - a watercress. Since most of the drowned women were baptized, the mercantile could not receive absolute power over them.
Vodyanitsy also love to hide in deep pools, spend the night under the mill wheels, on which they sometimes ride to entertain themselves. Once played, they can confuse and break fishermen's nets or ruin millstones. If the waterworm tangles the network, then it will no longer be possible to untangle it.
GUSAKOVA IRINA YURIEVNA