Vodyanoy takes Vodyanitsa as his wife in the underwater realm, where she dwells beside him as mistress of the river bottom, combing her long green hair on the banks at twilight.
The Vodyanoy commands the rusalki as master of his rivers and lakes — the drowned maidens serve as his subjects in the underwater realm, dancing at his will and luring victims to enrich his watery kingdom.
The Vodyanoy and the Leshy gamble with each other, wagering the creatures of their domains. When the Vodyanoy wins, fish appear in forest ponds; when the Leshy wins, floods recede from the woods.
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