mythology family ♥︎ kupala for @beauxbbatons
kupala is the female personification of the slavic deity kupalo, who was the god of peace, magic water and herbs. alongside this, he was also one aspect of a fertility deity. like other slavic deities, kupala and kupalo were considered to be divine twins whose effigies would be burnt together to enhance a ritual. as his twin, kupala was believed to be the goddess of water, fire, herbs and fertility throughout eastern europe.













