Thu Mar 3, 2022, 10:14 AM
Photos: Independence Monument, Kyiv - Berehynia Spirit, Protectoress
Berehynia is a female spirit, “hearth mother, protectoress of the home”. Monument to Berehynia, located in Maidan Nezalezhnosti "Independence Square" Kiev, Ukraine. As a model of the Berehynia statue, the author Anatoliy Kushch chose his daughter, American artist Christina Katrakis. The statue is made of a cast bronze and weighs about 20 tons.
'Berehynia is holding a swag of Viburnum opulus. Viburnum can be found throughout Ukrainian folklore such as songs, decorative art, Ukrainian embroidery, and poetry. Its symbolic roots can be traced to the Slavic paganism of millennia ago. According to a legend, kalyna was associated with the birth of the Universe, the so-called Fire Trinity: the Sun, the Moon, and the Star. Its berries symbolize one's home and native land, blood, and family roots. ' Link to 3D Model: https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/independence-monument-kyiv-ad65bedf4e6e4a67a77faabbbc7a6fe8
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 Photos: Independence Monument, Kyiv - Berehynia Spirit, Protectoress (Original post) |
Donkees | Mar 3 | OP |
| secondwind | Mar 3 | #1 | |
| Donkees | Mar 3 | #6 | |
| SheltieLover | Mar 3 | #2 | |
| niyad | Mar 3 | #5 | |
| SheltieLover | Mar 3 | #7 | |
| Wicked Blue | Mar 3 | #3 | |
| niyad | Mar 3 | #4 | |
| crickets | Mar 3 | #8 | |
| Donkees | Mar 3 | #9 | |
| Hekate | Mar 3 | #10 | |
| smirkymonkey | Mar 3 | #11 | |
| Donkees | Mar 10 | #12 |
Response to Donkees (Original post)
Thu Mar 3, 2022, 10:19 AM
secondwind (15,343 posts)
1. So beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!
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I hope it survives.................
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Response to secondwind (Reply #1)
Thu Mar 3, 2022, 10:39 AM
6. The indigenous Berehynia Spirit will survive
Response to Donkees (Original post)
Thu Mar 3, 2022, 10:20 AM
SheltieLover (40,202 posts)
2. Beautiful!
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And seemingly representative of the lack of toxic masculinity in the Ukranian culture!
Ty for sharing! 
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Response to SheltieLover (Reply #2)
Thu Mar 3, 2022, 10:38 AM
niyad (86,831 posts)
5. A most excellent point.
Response to Donkees (Original post)
Thu Mar 3, 2022, 10:36 AM
Wicked Blue (4,340 posts)
3. Are those tiny tears under her eyes?
Response to Donkees (Original post)
Thu Mar 3, 2022, 10:37 AM
niyad (86,831 posts)
4. Thnk you for sharing this beauty and Her meaning.
Response to Donkees (Original post)
Thu Mar 3, 2022, 02:02 PM
crickets (20,729 posts)
8. Lovely. K&R for visibility.
Response to Donkees (Original post)
Thu Mar 3, 2022, 06:36 PM
9. Anti-tank hedgehogs can now be seen in the very heart of Kyiv, the central Independence Square
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The Kyiv Independent
@KyivIndependent · 2m Anti-tank hedgehogs can now be seen in the very heart of Kyiv, the central Independence Square and Khreshchatyk Street. Photo: Illia Ponomarenko/The Kyiv Independent 
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Response to Donkees (Original post)
Thu Mar 3, 2022, 08:29 PM
Hekate (76,186 posts)
10. How very lovely Berehynia is!
Response to Donkees (Original post)
Thu Mar 3, 2022, 08:36 PM
smirkymonkey (63,152 posts)
11. гарний!
Response to Donkees (Original post)
Thu Mar 10, 2022, 01:54 PM
12. Ukrainian defenders are building barricades on the Maidan Square in central Kyiv once more.
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