Quote:There are three kinds, those living on land and in forests (Serbo-Croatian: zagorkinje, pozemne vile), water nymphs (Serbo-Croatian: brodarice, povodne vile), and cloud or air nymphs (Serbo-Croatian: vile oblakinje, zračne vile).
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Meyer's Konversationslexikon defines Wiles or Wilis as female vampires, the spirits of betrothed girls who die before their wedding night. According to Heine, wilis are unable to rest in their graves because they could not satisfy their passion for dancing naked, especially in town squares. They also gather on the highway at midnight to lure young men and dance them to their death. In Serbia, they were maidens cursed by God; in Bulgaria, they were known as samodiva, girls who died before they were baptized; and in Poland, they are beautiful young girls floating in the air atoning for frivolous past lives. In some tales, the reason for abandoning their loves is tragic; the Vila are cursed never to find their true love, and if they do, that love will die a terrible death.

(10-12-2025, 12:24 PM)Rafal Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.I made some search for wind gods in medieval books.
I wasn't able to find "full body [b]naked wind gods[/b]". The closest thing were heads blowing air:


It looks like artists became bolder only in Renessaince, going with "full frontal nudity"  

So to sum it up, I would say that Voynich imagery of supposed wind gods is quite unusual and brave for early 1400s but still possible in theory.
Don't know if it helps with anything 

Quote:Would it be possible to share the source for that wind/head diagram, please?